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Supreme Court Woman Advocate Alleges Assault By Bar Association Office Bearer Over Land Grabbing Case In Lucknow District Court
A practicing Supreme Court advocate today alleged before the Court that she and her client were beaten up by a Bar Association office bearer in connection with a land grabbing case at the Lucknow District Court.Just as the Chief Justice of India's bench was rising for the day, the counsel appeared online and submitted, "A very urgent matter your lordships...I am a practicing advocate in...
Nearly One-Third High Courts In India Functioning Without Permanent Chief Justices
Seven out of 25 High Courts in the country are currently functioning without a permanent Chief Justice, with Acting Chief Justices heading these courts.Four of these vacancies arose after Justice Sheel Nagu (Punjab and Haryana HC), Justice Chandrashekhar (Bombay HC), Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva (Madhya Pradesh HC), and Justice Arun Palli (Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC) were elevated as...
Women Representation, Increase In Enrolment Fee, Bar On Foreign Law Firms: BCI Proposes Amendments To Advocates Act; Seeks Suggestions
The Bar Council of India has prepared a draft proposing amendments to the Advocates Act, made in consultation with the State Bar Councils, reputed Senior Advocates practising in the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts and District Courts, Vice-Chancellors, Deans of Law Universities of the Ministry of Law and Justice and other stakeholders.In a press note issued by the bar body, the...
Shifting Sonam Wangchuk To Hospital Of Choice Will Ensure Protection Of His Fundamental Rights: Delhi High Court
While directing shifting of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Safdarjung Hospital to Medanta Hospital, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday (July 21) observed that the move will fulfil the requirements of ensuring his fundamental rights. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 669]Earlier today the high court had proposed shifting the activist to a hospital of his choice, noting a broad consensus among government and...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Defers SCBA Reforms To 2027-28 Elections, Upcoming Polls To Be Held Under Old Rules
The Supreme Court has partially modified its earlier order on electoral reforms for the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections, stating that the suggested reforms, including new voter eligibility norms based on court appearances and a two-year term for office-bearers, will take effect only from the 2027-28 election cycle. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice K.V....
BrahMos Espionage Case: Supreme Court Issues Notice On UP Govt's Appeal Against Acquittal Of Former Engineer
The Supreme Court recently (July 13) issued notice on an appeal filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh challenging a Bombay High Court judgment acquitting former BrahMos Aerospace engineer Nishant Agarwal of charges of cyber-terrorism and espionage.Although the trial was conducted in Nagpur and the appeal against conviction was decided by the Bombay High Court, the Uttar Pradesh government...
BREAKING | Delhi High Court Allows Shifting Sonam Wangchuk To Medanta Hospital, Cites Need For Continuous Monitoring
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday proposed shifting activist Sonam Wangchuk from Safdarjung Hospital to Medanta Hospital, noting a broad consensus among government and private doctors that he requires continuous medical monitoring in view of his ongoing hunger strike. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 669] A division bench comprising Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia was hearing an...
'This Is Gunda Gardi, What Authority Did You Have?': Uttarakhand High Court Slams Police For Detaining Politician En Route CJP Sansad March
The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday (July 21) orally questioned the State Police as to under what authority it had detained Uttarakhand Parivartan Party (UPP) president Prabhat Dhyani en route to the Cockroach Janta Party's march towards Parliament in Delhi on Monday. At the outset the counsel for the State submitted before a division bench of Justice Ravindra Maithani and Justice...