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Notifications & Circulars
Business entities’ engaging senior advocates to pay service tax(06.06.2016)
After appearing to relent on charging service tax when soliciting the services of a senior advocate, the Ministry of Finance confirmed imposition of t.....
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Service Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2016(01.03.2016)
The Ministry of Finance notified Service Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2016 to amend Service Tax Rules, 1994. Amongst the changes is a substitution in the tr.....
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Judgments
Advocates cannot condemn judges lightly(24.09.2015)
In a contempt of court reference by an Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate against the Contemner for making false complaints against judicial officer.....
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Judicial review finds errors in Patna ruling on Advocates-on-Record(30.09.2015)
Reiterating in some detail the purpose behind judicial review, and evolution over the years of its scope, the Patna High Court determined that unless .....
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Kingfisher Airlines to be represented by legal counsel before GRC(17.12.2015)
A borrower appearing before a Grievance Redressal Committee has the right to be represented by an advocate, the Delhi High Court has held. Proceedings.....
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Advocate shall not stipulate for a fee contingent on results of litigation or agree to share the proceeds thereof(05.12.2017)
Instant appeal has been preferred against order of High Court thereby, High Court declined to quash the proceedings initiated against the Appellant un.....
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Advocates’ attire “necessary and conducive for dispensation of justice”(07.12.2015)
Kerala High Court dismissed a petition by a lawyer alleging “severe hardship and inconvenience” due to the dress code imposed in courts. The petitione.....
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News
Karnataka High Court Upholds Conferment of Senior Designation on 18 Advocates(03.02.2020)
Karnataka High Court has disposed of a batch of Public Interest Litigations to uphold the notification issued by it on November 16, 2018, conferring s.....
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Chhattisgarh High Court Directs State to Reconsider Appointment of Deputy Advocate General(03.02.2020)
Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State Government to reconsider its appointment of Rajneesh Singh Baghel as Deputy Advocate General, who is ac.....
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SC: Advocate Acting as Real-Estate Agent for Client Amounts to Professional Misconduct(04.09.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding BCI Penalty to suspend an advocate for 5 years for gross professional misconduct, has held that advocate acting as a Rea.....
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All. HC to State: Include Retired Judge in SIT Probing Police Violence Against Advocates in Harpur(05.09.2023)
Allahabad High Court has directed State Government to include a retired judicial officer in SIT probing the incident of police violence against advoca.....
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SC: Litigants Liable for Contempt on Violating Undertaking Given by their Advocate(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that willful breach or disobedience of an assurance in the form of an undertaking given by a counsel/advocate on behalf of his .....
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Del. HC: Patent Agents Don’t Come Within the Ambit of BCI or Advocates’ Act, 1961(08.09.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that patent agents do not come within the ambit of the Bar Council of India or the Advocates’ Act, 1961, has stated t.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC grants Bail to Advocate Allegedly Involved in GST Scam(28.02.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to an Advocate who was allegedly involved in registering bogus firms for performing Goods and Services .....
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MP HC Asks Bar Council Asks on Self-Representation of Advocate in Theft Case(07.02.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh as to whether an advocate, who is charged with 7 cases of theft and from whom re.....
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Kerala HC Asks Centre About Exemption for Advocates Offices to Ensure 'Access to Justice'(22.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has sought to know from the Central Government if it was possible to grant relaxations for advocates from the lockdown, expressing t.....
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Allahabad HC Constitutes Committee for Providing Financial Assistance to Needy Advocates(22.04.2020)
Allahabad High Court has constituted a Monitoring Committee consisting of various office bearers of the High Court Bar Association to oversee the disb.....
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Allahabad HC: Bar Associations to Maintain Anonymity of Beneficiaries; Accounts Shall be Audited(23.04.2020)
Allahabad High Court has asked all the Bar Associations to maintain anonymity of the beneficiaries receiving financial aid. The Court has further stat.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Bar Council of India to Inform on Possible Relief Measures for Needy Advocates(24.04.2020)
Karnataka High Court has called upon the Bar Council of India, Karnataka State Bar Council, Bar Council of India Advocate Welfare Fund Committee and K.....
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Karnataka HC Urges Bar Council to Approach Senior Advocates for Donations(11.05.2020)
Karnataka High Court has said that it is unable to direct the Central and State Government to release funds for the welfare of advocates enrolled with.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Plea of Advocate's Clerks Association Seeking Financial Aid(12.05.2020)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State Government and Karnataka State Bar Council seeking their reply to a Petition filed by the Karntaka.....
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Kerala HC Pulls Up Bar Council for Delay in Implementing Order on Stipend for Junior Advocates(13.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has come down heavily upon the State Bar Council for "grave delay" in implementation of 2018 Government order whereby sanction was a.....
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SC Dismisses Review Petition Filed Against Judgment Laying Down Guidelines for Senior Designation(12.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed review petition filed by National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency & Reforms against the judgment laying down g.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Fix Dates for Bidding Process for CM Advocates Welfare Scheme(04.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to comply with its order wherein the said Government was directed to start the tender process for t.....
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Gujarat HC Imposes Cost on Advocate for Smoking During Virtual Hearing(25.09.2020)
Gujarat High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000 upon an Advocate who was smoking during the course of Court proceedings via video conferencing.
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Madras HC: Advocate Cannot be Made Criminally Liable for Defamation(05.10.2020)
Madras High Court has observed that an advocate who acted professionally as per the instruction of his or her client cannot be made criminally liable .....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Inclusion of Advocates Under MSME Act(29.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking inclusion of advocates as eligible professionals under the scheme of Micro Small & Medium Ent.....
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Madras HC Passes Interim Order Allowing Advocates to Apply to Post of DRT Presiding Officer(04.08.2020)
Madras High Court has permitted lawyers to apply for the post of Presiding Officer of the Debt Recovery Tribunal, as notified vacant by the Central Go.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea to Allow Advocates to Advertise(14.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Bar Council of India in a plea seeking issuance of directions to the Bar Council of India to permit use of adve.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Fix Dates for Bidding Process for CM Advocates Welfare Scheme(17.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to start the tender process for the Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme by fixing the opening a.....
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SC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Financial Difficulties of Advocates Amid COVID-19(22.07.2020)
Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the financial difficulties being faced by lawyers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Delhi HC Directs Meeting to be Held on Increase in Premium Rate for CM Advocate Welfare Scheme(31.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Life Insurance Corporation and New India Insurance Company to hold meetings with the Technical Evaluation Committee .....
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Bombay HC Exempts Advocates Appearing in Physical Hearing from Wearing Gowns(01.09.2020)
Bombay High Court has notified that Advocates appearing for physical hearing will be exempted from wearing gowns.
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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Against Appointment of Additional Advocates General(03.09.2020)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation contending that there can be only one Advocate General in a State and that appointment.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Notices on Contempt Plea Against UP Advocates Welfare Funds Trustees Committee(07.09.2020)
Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the Chairman and Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Advocates Welfare Funds Trustees Committee, in a Contempt P.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Notices on Contempt Plea Against UP Advocates Welfare Funds Trustees Committee(07.09.2020)
Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the Chairman and Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Advocates Welfare Funds Trustees Committee, in a Contempt P.....
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BCI Extends Deadline to Furnish Details of Advocates Registered with District Bar Associations(11.08.2020)
Bar Council of India has extended the deadline for submission of details of all practising Advocates registered with the concerned District and Taluka.....
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SC: A Proficient Advocate Must be Physically Fit(08.07.2022)
Supreme Court while granting relief of enhanced compensation, to an advocate who had suffered 100% permanent disability due to an accident, has held t.....
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Karnataka High Court Notifies New Rules for Designation of Lawyers as Senior Advocates(18.06.2018)
Karnataka High Court has notified the High Court of Karnataka (Designation of Senior Advocates), Rules 2018 which mandates that that no person with le.....
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Consider Formulating Law for Welfare of Advocates’ Clerks: Uttarakhand HC(20.06.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has suggested that the State may frame a suitable legislation for welfare of Advocates’ clerks, noting that there existed no la.....
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Can’t Deny Advocates The Right to Legally Represent Any Individual: Supreme Court(25.06.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that a bar association cannot restrain advocates from appearing on behalf of and defending any individual.
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Kerala HC Directs Bar Council to Give Details of Corpus for Welfare of Advocates(08.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Bar Council of Kerala to file a statement explaining the details of their proposal to distribute funds for the welf.....
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Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Case on Assistance to Needy Advocates and Clerks Amid Lockdown(13.04.2020)
Allahabad High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the issue of financially weak Advocates and registered Advocate Clerks, who are now on the verge.....
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Delhi HC Approves Insurance Policy to Implement CM Advocates Welfare Scheme(08.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has approved the insurance policy decided by the Delhi Government, with the assistance of the Bar Council of Delhi, to implement the .....
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Bombay HC to AG: Visit Prisons in The State And Submit Report(21.06.2022)
Bombay High Court has directed the State Advocate General (AG) to visit prisons in the state to gauge the situation and facilities in prisons and subm.....
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Bombay HC Slams State over Delay in Appointing Advocate General(29.11.2016)
Bombay High Court pulled up State Government over delay in making an appointment to post of Maharashtra Advocate General.
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MP HC: Mandatory for Parties to Engage Local Advocate While Instituting a Case(17.11.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a notice making it mandatory for a party, engaging an advocate not stationed at Jabalpur, Indore or Gwalior in a .....
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Gujarat HC: Legislations Does Not Authorizes Grant of Temporary Licenses to Advocates(26.12.2016)
Gujarat High Court has held that there is no provision for grant of temporary certificate by Bar Council for practising as an advocate.
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Bombay HC: Police Officers, Advocates Should Not Fight with Each Other(28.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has observed that it can’t be forgotten that Advocates, Police Officers, Public Prosecutors and Courts are stake holders in criminal.....
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Experience of 3 Years not Mandatory for Empanelment as Jail Visiting Advocate: Delhi HC(14.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has clarified that legal practitioners with less than three years experience at the bar can be empaneled as jail visiting advocates b.....
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Delhi High Court Rules Advocates Not to be Asked to Appear Physically(26.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed that advocates cannot be asked to appear physically before Court amid the pandemic.
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Jammu & Kashmir High Court Refuses to Stay Investigation Against Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat(27.11.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has refused to interfere in an ongoing investigation in relation to a First Information Report registered against Advocat.....
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Calcutta HC Disposes of Plea Seeking Directions to Railways to Allow Advocates on Local Trains(20.10.2020)
Calcutta High Court has disposed of a Petition, which was filed seeking a direction to the railways, to allow Advocates to avail of the limited railwa.....
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Patna HC: Advocate Intending to Represent Party Without Any Authority Amounts to Soliciting Briefs(22.10.2020)
Patna High Court has cautioned the Advocates that the act of urging the Court to enter their appearance in a case with the intention to represent a pa.....
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Delhi HC: Office of Advocate General Not A ‘Public Authority’ Under RTI(06.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has held that Office of Attorney General of India is not a "public authority" as defined under Right to Information Act, since AG's ".....
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Karnataka HC Directs Transfer of Amount Released for Benefit of Clerks to Welfare Fund(24.12.2020)
Karnataka High Court has noted that registered Advocate's Clerks may not need immediate monetary help and thus suggested the State Bar Council to tran.....
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Delhi HC Grants Time to Lawyers Claiming Benefits Under CM Advocate Welfare Policy(28.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has granted two weeks time to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi and Delhi Bar Council starting from 28th December.....
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Allahabad HC Takes Suo- Motu Cognizance on Police Assault on Etah Advocate(29.12.2020)
Allahabad High Court has taken suo-motu cognizance of the incident which took place at Etah, Uttar Pradesh where the Police broke open the door of a h.....
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P & H HC: Lady Advocates, Not Only Successful Professionals, But Also Brave, Successful Mother(11.09.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the stand that a lady who is an Advocate by profession cannot take care of her child is a "fiction of .....
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Calcutta HC Stays Recommendations For Senior Advocate Designation(18.01.2019)
Calcutta High Court has stayed further action on the recommendations of three names for senior designation made by the committee for designation of se.....
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CIVIL - Only Advocates can Plead and Argue on Behalf of Litigants Before Courts: Calcutta HC(25.02.2019)
Calcutta High Court has observed that acting and appearing for another will not include a right to plead or argue before a court of law and held that .....
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MP HC: BCI Has Power to Frame Rules for Conditions for Permitting Person to Practice as Advocate(28.10.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that an advocate getting enrolled under Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961 can be subjected to further condi.....
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Kar. HC: Advocates Act Confers No Right to Park Vehicle Inside Court Premises(30.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that Section 30 of the Advocates' Act only confers the right on the Advocates to practice and it does not confer any rig.....
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Ker. HC: Legal Advice Given by Advocate General to Government Exempted from Disclosure Under RTI Act(03.10.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that the legal advice rendered by the Advocate General to the Government is exempted from disclosure under Section 8(1)(e) .....
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Supreme Court: Mere Negligence on Part of Advocate Not Misconduct(20.02.2017)
Supreme Court has held that negligence, unless gross on part of an advocate, would not amount to professional misconduct.
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CONTEMPT OF COURT - SC Issues Contempt Notice to Nedumpara for Using Name of Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman(12.03.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Advocate Mathews Nedumpara for hearing him on punishment for committing "contempt in the face of court" for taking .....
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CIVIL - SC Dismisses Petition to Abolish Senior Designation of Advocates(12.03.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed petition by National Lawyers' Campaign for abolition of the practise of giving senior designation to advocates.
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CIVIL - If Earlier Counsel Not Discharged from Case New Advocate Needs NOC to Enter Appearence: Karnataka HC(21.02.2019)
Karnataka High Court has clarified that 'No Objection Certificate' from counsel holding vakalath is necessary for a new counsel to enter appearance in.....
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Karnataka HC Suggests State to Ascertain Scheme for Benefit of Advocates(03.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has suggested the State government to convene a meeting of officer bearers of Bar Association, State government officials, LIC an.....
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Madras HC: Can’t Grant Reservation to Women for Senior Advocate Designation(26.12.2022)
Madras High Court while observing that Senior Advocate is a privilege conferred upon such a lawyer based on merit and not a post which a lawyer can cl.....
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Bombay HC Invites Views on 57 Applications for Designation as Senior Advocates(01.02.2019)
Bombay High Court has has made public names of advocates who have applied to it for being designated as Senior Advocates invited suggestions and views.....
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Bombay HC Invites Views on 57 Applications for Designation as Senior Advocates(01.02.2019)
Bombay High Court has made names of advocates who have applied to it for being designated as Senior Advocates public and invited suggestions and views.....
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Madras HC: Death of City Advocate’s Son Was Homicide and Not Suicide(09.02.2021)
Madras High Court has held that the death of city advocate R. Sankarasubbu’s 24-year-old son S. Sathish Kumar, a law graduate, in June 2011 was a homi.....
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Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment and Fee Paid to Senior Advocate by BMC(09.02.2021)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the appointment and fee paid to Senior Advocate Aspi Chinoy for representing the Brihanmumbai Munic.....
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Patna HC Orders Action Against Prosecutor Whose Absence Resulted in Non-Disposal of 90 Bail Matters(19.12.2022)
Patna High Court has directed Advocate General for State to take action against a Public Prosecutor who remained absent before the Court due to which .....
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Bombay HC Imposes Cost of Rs. 20,000 on Advocate who Levelled Allegations Against Sitting Judges(08.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 20,000 on advocate Arvind Waghmare, who along with four others levelled allegations against sitting judges.....
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Qualification & Registration Doesn't Ipso Facto Imply That Person Practices As Advocate: Delhi HC(10.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has observed that mere fact that a person is qualified and registered as an advocate does not ipso facto imply that the person is pra.....
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Madras HC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Advocate for Indulging in CAA Protests(16.03.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against an advocate for indulging in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, .....
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AP HC: Can't Appointed Advocate Commissioner to Collect Evidence for Parties(09.01.2023)
Andhra Pradesh High Court while observing that local investigation is best way to find out possession when there is dispute regarding identity of prop.....
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Supreme Court Asks AORs To Register For E-filing On New Website(03.07.2017)
Supreme Court Registry has issued a notice requesting Advocates-On-Record (AORs) to register themselves on new Website of Supreme Court for accessing.....
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Supreme Court Issues Additional Guidelines for Court Staff, Advocates(15.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued additional guidelines in view of the growing concerns amid sudden upsurge of Covid-19 cases and as a precautionary measure to.....
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LCI 266th Report: Panel Moots For Banning Strikes by Lawyers, Calls For Amending Advocates Act(27.03.2017)
Law Commission of India (LCI) in its 266th Report has recommended to Centre to amend law to ban strikes by lawyers which had reached "terrifying propo.....
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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Stay on Designation of Senior Advocates(03.05.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected an application that sought an order to stay process of designating Senior Advocates in Apex Court.
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Supreme Court Postpones Advocate-On-Record Examination Due to COVID19(13.05.2021)
Supreme Court has postponed the Advocate-on-Record Examination, which was scheduled to be held from 8th June to 13th June, 2021, citing surge in the n.....
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Rajasthan HC Asks Bar Council About Steps Taken for Welfare of Advocates Affected by Covid-19(14.05.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has asked the Bar Council of Rajasthan about the steps being taken for the welfare of advocates who are affected by COVID-19 in a.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Respond on Plea Seeking Priority Vaccination for Advocates(17.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to respond on a petition seeking that advocates and judicial officers be included in the priority .....
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All. HC Cancels Bail Granted to Advocate Accused of Sending Obnoxious Messages to Lady Judge(22.03.2023)
Allahabad High Court has canceled bail granted by a local court to advocate who has been accused of sending obnoxious messages to a lady judge, and st.....
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Delhi High Court Asks Centre, Govt to Respond to Plea for Advocates' Welfare Measure(30.05.2019)
Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Centre and the Delhi Government on a plea seeking effective steps for security and welfare measures, i.....
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Supreme Court Extends Last Date for Submission of Applications to May 1(26.04.2021)
Supreme Court has extended the last date for submission of applications for Advocate on Record examinations till 1 PM on 1st May, 2021.The extension h.....
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Kerala High Court Junks Plea Challenging 'Senior Advocate' Designation Refusal(24.05.2017)
Kerala High Court has rejected plea of an advocate challenging Full Court decision rejecting his application for designation as Senior Advocate.
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Kerala HC Seeks Statement on Plea Seeking Inclusion of Advocates in Vaccine Priority Group(19.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought a written statement on the State Government's stance on a petition for including advocates and judicial officers in the p.....
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Delhi HC Directs Placing on Record Details of Lawyers Under CM Advocate Welfare Policy(24.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Bar Council of Delhi to place on record the complete list of verified lawyers who, according to it, are entitled to .....
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Kar. HC Sends Advocate to Judicial Custody for Making Wild Allegations Against Judges(08.02.2023)
Karnataka High Court while passing order in a suo-motu contempt initiated in 2019, against advocate K S Anil has directed him to be taken into judicia.....
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GST Council Exempts Advocates, Senior Advocates From GST Registration(13.06.2017)
GST Council has decided to exempt Advocates, including Senior Advocates from obtaining CGST Registration under section 23(2) of Central Goods and Serv.....
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Delhi HC Rejects NIACL's Demand for Additional Premium to Advocates(03.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has rejected the demand of New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL) demanding additional premium for 557 advocates who were not pa.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Include Advocates and Clerks in Priority List for Vaccination(04.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to include practicing advocates and their clerks in the priority list for COVID-19 vaccination in .....
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SC Modifies Guidelines Relating to Conferment of Senior Advocate Designations(12.05.2023)
Supreme Court has modified guidelines regulating the conferment of designation of Senior Advocates as laid down in Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of .....
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Madras HC Directs Authorities to Permit Interaction Between Advocates and Inmates(28.05.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the authorities at all correctional homes to permit interaction between advocates representing the inmates and the rele.....
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SC: Duty of Every Genuine Advocates to Ensure That the CoP and Degree are Duly Verified(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court while constituting a High-Powered Committee to oversee process of verification of degree certificates of advocates, has observed that it.....
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SC Proposes to Constitute Grievance Redressal Committees to Avert Situations of Advocates’ Strikes(18.04.2023)
Supreme Court has proposed constitution of grievances redressal committees in every High Courts consisting of Chief Justice of every High Court along .....
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Delhi HC: Benefits of CM Advocates’ Welfare Scheme to Extend to All Registered Advocates(13.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the benefits of the Chief Minister's Advocates' Welfare Scheme have to be extended to all advocates registered with th.....
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Cal HC: Officers Entitled to Take Action Against Non-Conforming Acts of An Advocate(13.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that it is not expected that a judge should be a mute spectator, has held that judicial restraint does not disenti.....
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Del HC: Can’t Levy Property Tax as Business Building Because Advocate’s Office Runs from Residence(29.06.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that premise wouldn’t become business premise just because a lawyer read his office file at his residence, has held t.....
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Allahabad HC: Administration of Office of Government Advocate to Run on Principles of Accountability(02.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the administration of the office of Government Advocate has to run on principles of accountability and not appe.....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Advocate Accused of Raping Client(22.05.2023)
Allahabad High Court has denied bail to an advocate accused of repeatedly making physical relationships with his client, against her wishes after thre.....
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Del. HC: Arms License Can’t be Claimed as a Right by Advocates Appearing on Criminal Side(25.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that application by an advocate merely based on the ground of appearance on the criminal side for an accused/prosecution.....
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Del. HC to State: Hold Stakeholder Consultation on Draft Advocates Protection Bill(26.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has asked State government to hold stakeholder consultation on the draft Delhi Advocates (Protection) Bill which seeks to provide saf.....
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SC Stays Allahabad HC’s Order Against UP Advocate General(03.08.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed Allahabad High Court Order summoning Chief Secretary in a case and rebuking States’s Advocate General Raghvendra Singh for no.....
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Delhi HC to BCI: Foreign Nationals Also Entitled To Seek Enrolment(31.05.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that foreign nationals are not per se barred from being considered for enrolment on a State roll under Section 24 of .....
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SC: BCI Can Impose Condition That Only Graduate from Recognized Colleges Can Enroll as Advocates(12.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that rule framed by Bar Council of India (BCI) requiring a candidate for enrolment as an Advocate to have completed his law cou.....
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Kerala HC Forms Committee for Addressing Grievances of Advocates(12.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has constituted a Grievance Redressal Committee headed by Chief Justice S. V. Bhatti to address the grievances of Advocates.
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Madras High Court Cancels Membership of 713 Lawyers(27.10.2017)
Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Bar Council and Advocate General to cancel membership of 713 lawyers, who had enrolled as advocates after ge.....
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Madras HC Asks Bar Council to Examine Advocate’s Conduct(24.12.2015)
Madras High Court while taking a serious view of a lawyer accusing the judiciary of conducting a Katta Panchayat (kangaroo court) when his petition wa.....
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Supreme Court: Only AOR's Can Mention Cases For Out-of-turn Hearing(20.09.2017)
Supreme Court has put an end to old practice of allowing senior lawyers to mention cases seeking their out-of-turn listing and hearing. The Court made.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Appeal Challenging Extension of Benefits of Advocate Welfare Fund(19.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on an appeal filed by the Delhi Government, challenging a single judge order for extension of benefits under CM Adv.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay CAT Contempt Order Against Advocate Mehmood Pracha(20.08.2021)
Supreme Court has asked Advocate Mehmood Pracha to consider filing an unconditional apology in a plea challenging Central Administrative Tribunal's (".....
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Madras HC: Masters in Law, Enrolment as Advocate Not Required for Teaching 'Pre-Law Courses'(23.08.2021)
Madras High Court has held that the notification issued by the Teachers Recruitment Board mandating candidates to be enrolled as an advocate and to po.....
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Mad. HC: Nominate Nodal Officer to Deal With Requests of Department for Engaging AG or AAG in Courts(20.07.2023)
Madras High Court has directed State to nominate a Nodal officer to deal with requests made on behalf of various departments for nomination of Advocat.....
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Mad. HC: Advocate is Entitled to Take Action Against Litigant for Harassing Them Over Court Queries(01.08.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that Court queries are for the benefit of litigants and queries don’t indicate Court’s order, has held that any advo.....
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SC: Can’t Let Litigant Suffer Because of Advocate's Fault in Withdrawing Complaint by Mistake(03.08.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the complainant cannot be made to suffer for the fault of the advocate.
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Call to Abstain from Judicial Work Violates Fundamental Right of an Advocate: MPHC(12.04.2018)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that the decision of State Bar Council calling upon the advocates in state to observe the ongoing week-long pro.....
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Karnataka HC: Elections to Appoint Managing Committee of Advocates to be Conducted by HPC(21.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed that the elections to appoint the Managing Committee of Advocates Association of Bengaluru is to be conducted by a s.....
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Delhi HC Grants Temporary Stay on Order for Extension of Benefits Under CM Advocate Welfare Scheme(21.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted a temporary stay on a single judge order for extension of benefits under CM Advocates' Welfare Scheme to all lawyers who .....
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Delhi HC Grants Temporary Stay on Order for Extension of Benefits Under CM Advocate Welfare Scheme(21.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted a temporary stay on a single judge order for extension of benefits under CM Advocates' Welfare Scheme to all lawyers who .....
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SC: Requirement to File Certificate of Senior Advocate Along With Curative Petition Mandatory(25.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that filing of certificate of a Senior Advocate along with curative petition is a mandatory requirement. In this case, inst.....
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Telangana HC Upholds Validity of Section 15 of the Telangana Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1987(01.11.2021)
Telangana High Court has upheld the Section 15 of the Telangana Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1987 which debars advocates who have crossed the age of 3.....
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SC Upholds the Practice of Designating Senior Advocates(16.10.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the Senior Designation System, and while affirming the constitutional validity of Sections 16 and 23 of.....
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SC: Advocates Must Verify Facts from Case Records(18.12.2023)
Supreme Court has observed though it is true that advocates would settle pleadings and argue on instructions given by their clients, however, their du.....
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Jharkhand HC Issues Notice in Contempt Plea Against Advocate General & Additional Advocate General(02.09.2021)
Jharkhand High Court has issued notice to the Advocate General Rajiv Ranjan Mishra and Additional Advocate General Sachin Kumar in a petition seeking .....
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SC: Need to Review Provisions of Advocates Act(07.07.2016)
SC has called for an “urgent” review of provisions of Advocates Act to tighten regulatory mechanism for legal profession to check indiscipline among l.....
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Madras HC Advises Lawyers to Move SC over Amendments to Advocates Act(12.07.2016)
Madras HC has advised advocates to approach the Supreme Court if they have any grievances on amendments to the Advocate's Act.
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Kerala HC Seeks Response of Karnataka Advocate General on Blockade of Inter-State Roads(31.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has sought the response of Advocate General of Karnataka on the issue of Karnataka Government blocking the roads to Kerala in the wa.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Initiate Suo Moto Proceedings Against Advocate General(18.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has declined a plea to initiate suo moto proceedings against Advocate General S.N Mookherjee for purportedly misleading the Court .....
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Gujarat High Court Restores Senior Counsel Designation of Advocate Yatin Oza for 2 Years(31.12.2021)
Gujarat High Court has resolved to restore the designation of Yatin Oza, as a senior advocate for a period of two years with effect from January 1, 20.....
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Allahabad High Court Calls for Documents Relating to Arrest of Advocate Md Shoaib(23.12.2019)
Allahabad High Court has directed the UP Police to produce before it the arrest memo pertaining to the arrest of Lucknow based senior lawyer and Presi.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Opening of Portal for Registration of Advocates(23.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking opening up of portal for registration of advocates in connection with the CM Advocates' Welfare S.....
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Delhi HC: Advocate Can't Be Both Power of Attorney Holder of Client and His Counsel(23.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the practice of advocates acting as power of attorney holders of their clients and also as advocates in the matter,.....
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SC: No ‘Senior Advocate’ Designation Till Scrutiny of Process(19.04.2016)
SC has put on hold use of its discretionary power to confer coveted 'senior advocate' designation on lawyers as recognition of their ability, court c.....
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Delhi High Court: Advocates Can be Appointed as Receivers Under Section 14(1A) of SARFAESI Act(20.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that there is no bar on the appointment of an Advocate as a 'Receiver' under Section 14 (1A) of the Securitisation and Recon.....
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SC: Property Tax for ‘Business Building’ Not Applicable on Advocate’s Office Run From Residence(29.01.2024)
SC has held that advocate's office run from residential building is not subject to property tax under Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 as a "bus.....
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Kerala High Court Makes New Rules for Designation of Senior Advocates(08.03.2018)
Kerala High Court has made new rules for the designation of senior advocates titled, ‘High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules 201.....
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Madras HC to Suo Motu Test Constitutional Validity of Section 36B of Advocates Act, 1961(02.03.2020)
Madras High Court has decided to suo moto consider the validity of Section 36B of the Advocates Act, 1961, in as much as it stipulates that in case a .....
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Madras HC: 'Eminent Senior Advocate' Does Not Mean Designated Senior Advocate(11.03.2020)
Madras High Court has held that the words "eminent senior advocates" are not synonymous with the definition of a Senior Advocate as contained in the A.....
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Suo Motu PIL Initiated by Telangana HC on Sr. Advocate’s Letter Alleging Handcuffing of Accused(24.04.2024)
Tel. HC has initiated a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) based on a letter received by a senior advocate who alleged handcuffing of three acc.....
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Orissa HC Dismisses Bail Plea of Advocate Debashis Panda(02.02.2016)
Orissa HC has dismissed anticipatory bail application of Advocate Debashis Panda, who was charged by CBI in June 2014 for his alleged commission of of.....
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Advocates’ Profession Has Reached Worst Condition: Madras High Court(16.02.2018)
Madras High Court has said that the legal profession has reached the “most worst condition” as the sole objective of a number of lawyers nowadays is “.....
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Supreme Court Stays TN Bar Council Order Suspending Licence of Advocate(19.02.2018)
SC has stayed the order of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry by which it had suspended licence of an advocate while sending a recommendation to B.....
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Delhi HC Put Stay on 14% Service Tax on Senior Advocates(04.04.2016)
Delhi High Court has stayed Government's decision to impose a 14% service tax on senior lawyers, who are so designated by either the High Courts or th.....
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Delhi HC: No Bar of Appointment of Advocates as Receivers under SARFAESI Act(17.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that there is no bar on the appointment of advocates as receivers under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial A.....
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SC Upholds Order Confirming Bar Council of India’s Decision to Cancel Enrolment of Advocate(15.12.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the Madras High Court's order confirming the Bar Council of India's decision to cancel the enrolment of an Advocate who suppr.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Seeks Details on Intention of State to Promulgate Advocates Protection Act(20.12.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought details about the present situation and the intention of the State with regard to promulgating the Advocates Prot.....
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Kerala HC Directs CBI Investigation Into Scam Involving Misappropriation from Advocates Welfare Fund(29.12.2021)
Kerala High Court directed a CBI investigation into a scam involving misappropriation of over Rs. 7.5 crores from the Kerala Advocates Welfare Fund. T.....
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Karnataka HC: Trial Court Bound to Appoint Legal Aid Advocate for Unrepresented Accused(17.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that if an advocate representing the accused who is in custody fails to appear before the court, the trial court is boun.....
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Kerala High Court Asks State to Put Hold on Its Proposal to Amend Advocate Fee Rule(21.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has decided to request the State government hold off on its proposal to amend the Kerala Advocate Fee Rule till the Court's Rule Com.....
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SC: Old Panel of Adv. Must be Kept for At least 6 Weeks After Change in Govt., to Avoid Adjournments(03.04.2024)
SC while expressing dilemma over the change in the panel of advocates after a shift in political power, has observed that it will be appropriate if St.....
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Madras HC Refuses to Take Action against Lawyers till Deliberations are Completed(25.07.2016)
Madras HC has said no action would be initiated against advocates under the amended rules to Advocates Act till deliberations of newly constituted Jud.....
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SC: Senior Designation to Lawyers Can't be Subjected to Judicial Scrutiny(27.07.2016)
SC has said that conferring designation of senior advocate on a practising lawyer is a decision taken by administrative side of the court and cannot b.....
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Allahabad HC Directs UP Advocates' Welfare Fund Trustees Committee to Take Loan(20.05.2020)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Trustees Committee, constituted under the Uttar Pradesh Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1974, to take a loan in case.....
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