Jharkhand Advocates' Association Urges High Court To Standardize Passover And Adjournment Practices

The General Body of the Advocates' Association, Jharkhand convened a meeting on February 21, 2025 and unanimously passed two resolutions addressing concerns related to the judicial practice of passover of cases and adjournments in the Jharkhand High Court. The resolutions, adopted after detailed deliberations, highlight difficulties faced by advocates and litigants due to inconsistent...

1984 Anti Sikh Riots: Delhi Court Awards Life Sentence To Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar In Murder Case

A Delhi Court on Tuesday awarded life sentence to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in connection with murder of a man and his son residing in West Delhi area during the 1984 Anti Sikh riots.Special judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order. Kumar was convicted in the case on February 12. Charges in the murder case were framed against Kumar in 2021. This is the second...

BJP Leader PC George Remanded To 14-Day Custody In Hate Speech Case

A Kerala Court on Monday rejected the bail application of BJP Leader PC George for allegedly making hate speech against the Muslim community during a channel debate. Subsequently, he has been remanded to custody for 14 days. The bail plea was rejected by Erattupetta Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kottayam district. On Friday (February 21), the Kerala High Court had dismissed...

Advocates Amendment Bill To Be Revised Based On Feedback Received : Union Law Ministry; BCI Welcomes Move

In a recent move, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice has announced that the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was made available for public consultation on February 13, 2025, will now be revised based on the feedback it has received.Considering the number of suggestions and concerns received, the Ministry has now decided to conclude the consultation process and it will process the...

NGT Seeks Response From UP Government On Plea Alleging Open Defecation At Maha Kumbh Mela Site

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response from Uttar Pradesh government (UP) on a plea filed seeking action against lack of proper toilet facility which has led to open defecation in the Maha Kumbh Mela, 2025 at Prayagraj.Chairperson Prakash Shrivastava and Dr. A. Senthi Vet said, "Issue notice to the respondents for filing their response/reply by way of...

Srinagar Court Orders Arrest Of Jitendra Tyagi For Non-Appearance In Case Over Making Derogatory Remarks Against Islam, Prophet Mohammad

A Srinagar court has ordered the arrest of Jitender Tyagi in a case involving making derogatory remarks against Islam and Prophet Mohammad. The order was passed after the accused failed to appear before the court despite several notices issued to him in this regard. The Senior Superintendent of the Police (SSP) was directed to secure his arrest.The court of the Judicial Magistrate,...

'Anti-Lawyer': Bar Council Of West Bengal Resolves To Abstain From Judicial Work Over Advocates (Amendment) Bill On 24th Feb

The Bar Council of West Bengal in a press release dated 21st February 2025, resolved to abstain from all judicial work on Monday, 24th February in protest against the draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025.“…Council is surprised after going through the draft of the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in which the Central Government attempted to curtail the right and privilege of the...

First SCAORA Cricket Premier League Match From February 23 At Delhi's Arun Jaitely Stadium

The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association has organized its 1st SCAORA Cricket Premier League–a 20 overs white ball tournament, with the inaugural match scheduled on February 23. The first match on Sunday will be played between a team comprising of the sitting Supreme Court Judges and High Court Judges–CJI XI against SCAORA XI (consisting of AORs, Senior Advocates and also the...

'Refrain From Strikes': BCI Appeals To Lawyers, Cites Law Minister's Assurance To Address Issues In Draft Advocates Amendment Bill

A day after the Bar Council of India expressed "profound concerns" regarding the Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill 2025, the Council has now earnestly appealed to all Bar Associations and State Bar Councils to refrain from strikes or any form of protest over the issue."At present, there is no such need (referring to the protests) as the Government's approach is positive on Lawyers issues and...

All India Judicial Service Need Of The Hour: Former CJI DY Chandrachud

Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud has batted for the introduction of an All-India Judicial Service (AIJS), basing on the model of central civil services, for recruitment of judges to the district judiciary across the country. The Ex-CJI was attending a program hosted by Odisha Television Network (OTV) in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. While answering a...

Allahabad HCBA To Abstain From Judicial Work Today In Protest Against Non-Appointment Of HC Judges, Proposed Amendments To Advocates Act

The Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA), in its executive meeting held on Wednesday (February 19), passed a resolution to abstain from Judicial work today (February 21) to protest against the dwindling number of judges and the Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill 2025. As per the association's press release, the meeting discussed that despite the sanctioned strength of 160 judges,...

Sending Messages 'You Look Smart, I Like You' 'To Unknown Woman Amounts To Insulting Her Modesty: Mumbai Court

Sending messages like "You are slim. You look very smart. You are fair, I like you, Are you married or not?" etc to an unknown woman on WhatsApp, that too late in the night, would amount to insulting her modesty, a sessions court in Mumbai held recently while upholding the conviction of a man, who sent such objectionable messages to a former corporator. Additional Sessions Judge DG Dhoble...