BCI Has Power To Frame Further Rules Laying Down Conditions Before Permitting A Person To Practice As An Advocate: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that an advocate getting enrolled under Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961 can be subjected to further conditions before he is permitted to practise as an advocate in court.The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Yadav and Justice Rajeev Kumar Dubey was hearing writ petitions, challenging Rule 9 of All India Bar Examination Rules, 2010...

CA Exams : Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Seeking SOP's/Guidelines For Upcoming CA Examination On Nov 2

The Supreme Court on Tuesday has adjourned a petition filed by certain CA aspirants, seeking uniform Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be followed during the upcoming physical examinations to be conducted by ICAI. A Bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar has asked Advocate Bansuri Swaraj to serve the copies to the Central Government and the Institute of Chartered Accountants...

'You Cannot Ask For A General Direction To Implement A Law' : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL To Enforce Farmers Acts

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL which sought directions to the Centra and States for enforcing the recently passed three Famers Acts."You cannot ask for a general direction to implement the Act. You have to bring forth specific cases", observed the Chief Justice of India, S A Bobde, while dismissing the PIL.The PIL filed by "Hindu Dharma Parishad" had also sought for directions...

[Breaking] Hathras Case : Supreme Court Asks Allahabad High Court To Monitor CBI Probe [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Allahabad High Court to monitor the ongoing the CBI probe into the Hathras gang-rape and murder case.As regards the plea for transfer of trial outside the State of Uttar Pradesh, the CJI-led bench stated that the question of transfer is left open until the investigation is completed.The bench also took note of the submission of the Solicitor General of...

Sameet Thakkar, Booked For Tweets Against Maharashtra CM, Remanded To Police Custody Till October 30

A Judicial Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Nagpur on Monday allowed the application filed by Nagpur police seeking Sameet Thakkar's custody. Thakkar was arrested after he allegedly tried to evade the police after being summoned in relation to proceedings against him for tweets against Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son, the State Tourism Minister Aditya Thackeray.Thakkar's...

Plea In Supreme Court For Urgent Hearing Of PIL Against Electoral Bonds Scheme Amidst Bihar Elections

The Association for Democratic Reforms has filed an urgent application before the Supreme Court seeking urgent hearing of the PIL on the issue of Electoral Bonds, on account of opening of the sale window of EBs, right before the Bihar Elections. Significantly, the State Bank of India, in the XIV Phase of sale, has been authorized to issue and encash Electoral Bonds through...

Supreme Court Stays Bombay High Court Order Allowing Lalit Modi's Request For Cross-Examination Of BCCI Officials Over FEMA Violation

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the June 20, 2019 Bombay High Court order in favour of fugitive Lalit Modi, who wanted to cross-examine BCCI officials in connection with a case of alleged FEMA violation.The High Court had also asked ED to consider afresh the request for giving Modi the reply of BCCI to their show cause notice in 2011.SG Tushar Mehta prayed for a stay on behalf of the...

Bombay High Court Imposes Hefty Fine Of Rs 1 Lakh On A Social Worker Accused Of Assaulting Doctor Over Covid Death [Read Order]

Recently, the Bombay High Court imposed a hefty fine on a Social Worker, accused of assaulting a Doctor and abusing medical staff of the hospital after a COVID patient's death.The Bench of Justice Bharati Dangre directed the applicant/accused to deposit an amount of Rs.One lakh in the C.M. Relief Fund. The Court also clarified that failure to deposit the amount would denude him of the...

'Fee Hike Not Oppressive Or Arbitrary': Delhi High Court Dismisses NIFT Students Plea Against Fee Hike

The single judge bench of Justice Jayant Nath of the Delhi High Court on October 21, 2020 passed an order dismissing the writ petition filed by the NIFT students against the 10% fee-hike for NRI quota students and 5% for non-NRI quota students. It was dismissed on the ground that the plea was vague and the fee hike cannot be termed as oppressive or arbitrary. Given the absence...

Extra Attempt For UPSC Civil Services Exam Under Consideration By Appropriate Authority: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of the plea on behalf of 24 UPSC aspirants seeking an extra attempt in the civil service service examination in the year 2021 in light of the Centre submitting that the issue is under consideration by the appropriate authority.A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari & Sanjiv Khanna heard ASG Mr. Aman Lekhi, who appeared on behalf of the...

Supreme Court Terms Ex-HC Judge Karnan's Attempt To Forcibly Enter Ex-SC Judge's House "Unfortunate"

The Supreme Court on Monday said that it was "unfortunate" that C S Karnan, former judge of Madras & Calcutta High Courts, forcibly tried to enter the residence of retired apex court judge R Banumathi in Chennai.A 3-judge bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar was hearing a petition filed by Delhi Tamil Advocates Association seeking action against Karnan for his conduct.Senior Advocate C...

Courts Should Inform Accused About Their Right To 'Default Bail' Once It Accrues: SC [Read Judgment]

"Such knowledge­s-sharing by magistrates will thwart any dilatory tactics by the prosecution"