'Exorbitant Enrolment Fees': Uttarakhand High Court Issues Notice To BCI, State Bar Council

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the validity of Bar Council of Uttarakhand Rules for levying exorbitantly high registration fees on law graduates for the process of enrolment. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma accordingly issued notice to the Bar Council of...

Pegasus Snooping : Supreme Court To Hear Next Week Senior Journalists' Plea For Judicial Probe

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list next week a PIL filed by veteran journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar seeking a probe by a retired or a sitting Supreme Court judge into the Pegasus snooping row.The PIL was mentioned today before the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal today morning. Mr. Sibal urged that Pegasus has...

Shilpa Shetty Approaches Bombay High Court Seeking Restraint On Publication Of Alleged Defamatory Content By Media

She has accused media houses of invading her privacy, and interfering into her personal life.

CLAT- Demand For Rs.50,000 Deposit For Counselling Registration Illegal, Unreasonable And Arbitrary: Plea Before Kerala High Court

A writ petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court challenging CLAT's condition requiring a deposit of Rs.50,000/- for participation in the allotment process.The matter will be heard tomorrow before the Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman. The petitioners are candidates seeking admission to National Law Universities for Post Graduate. According to the plea, they belong to the socially...

LL.B : Bar Council Of India Clarifies That Its June Circular To Conduct Exams Won't Affect Already Published Semester Results

BCI told the Bombay High Court that its direction will apply only prospectively.

[BREAKING] Murder Of Jharkhand Judge In Daylight : SCBA President Mentions Matter Before Supreme Court; Seeks CBI Probe

The shocking daylight murder of Additional District Judge Uttam Anand of Jharkhand was brought to the attention of the Supreme Court by the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Senior Advocate Vikas Singh today morning.Mentioning the matter before a bench headed by Justice DY Chandrahcud, Vikas Singh called the murder of the judge by hitting him with a vehicle while he was out on...

Virtual Hearing Can't Substitute Physical Hearing; Will Come Up With Economic Relief For Lawyers Soon: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Newly appointed Law Minister Kiren Rijiju recently said that the virtual hearing of cases by courts can't be a substitute for the in-person hearings/physical hearings and that the Government will soon come up with some kind of economic relief for the Lawyers' community.Union Law Minister also said that he will try to have a discussion with the Chief Justices of all the High Courts to return...

No Need To Examine Complainant Before Ordering Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that there is no requirement of examining the complainant on oath under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure(CrPC) before a Judicial Magistrate orders police investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC.Holding so, the Supreme Court set aside an order passed by the Bombay High Court which had granted anticipatory bail on the ground that order of magistrate...

Legislative Privileges & Immunities Not Gateways To Claim Exemption From Criminal Law : Supreme Court In Kerala Assembly Ruckus Case

"Acts of vandalism cannot be said to be manifestations of the freedom of speech and be termed as "proceedings" of the Assembly".

"Total Non Compliance Of IT Rules": Delhi HC Takes Strong Objection Of Twitter's Affidavits; Grants One Last Opportunity

Taking strong objection of the Affidavits filed on behalf of Twitter stating that it has appointed Chief Compliance Officer and Grievance Officer as 'contingent workers', the Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted one last opportunity to it for filing a 'better affidavit' within a week setting out the details of the appointments and also as to why a Nodal Contact Person had not been...

Delhi Riots: High Court Issues Notice On Delhi Police's Plea Challenging Trial Court's Order Imposing Rs. 25k Cost For Callous Investigation'

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on Delhi Police's plea challenging Trial Court's order which had imposed Rs. 25,000 cost on it by calling the investigation as 'farcical' and 'most callous' in connection with a Delhi Riots case. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Subramonium Prasad sought response of Nasir, the complainant in the riots matter, while posting the matter...

'Destruction Of Property Not Freedom Of Speech In House' : Supreme Court Rejects Kerala Govt Plea To Withdraw Prosecution In Assembly Ruckus Case

The criminal prosecution against six members of the Left Democratic Front , who are accused in the Kerala assembly ruckus case of 2015, cannot be withdrawn, held the Supreme Court on Wednesday."The action of the members have trodden past the constitutional means", the Supreme Court observed while holding that they cannot claim protection of legislative privileges and immunity under Article 194...