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Breaking- Criticizing Bar Council Decisions Amounts To Misconduct: BCI Amends Rules 'To Improve Standards Of Professional Conduct & Etiquette For Advocates'
"The Decision of any State Bar Council or Bar Council of India shall not be criticized or attacked by any Member/s of Bar Council in public domain"
'Requested Telecom Minister To Ask Telecom Companies To Facilitate Uninterrupted Internet For Lawyers In Rural Areas': CJI Ramana
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday stated that he has requested the Telecom Minister Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad to call Telecom Companies to provide uninterrupted internet facilities to lawyers in rural areas to enable them to address the Courts.According to CJI, some facilities can be provided in Taluk Centres and district Centres so lawyers can go there and can use the...
'Entitled To Legislative Privileges' : Kerala Govt Move Supreme Court Seeking Withdrawal Of Criminal Cases For 2015 Assembly Ruckus
The State of Kerala has filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court seeking the withdrawal of criminal cases against six prominent CPI(M) members for the ruckus and vandalism caused in the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2015.The SLP is filed against the March 12 judgment of a single bench of the Kerala High Court which had dismissed the state's revision petition against the refusal...
"Comments Made About Me As Judge": Bombay HC Directs 'Udaipur Times' To Appear Before It For Its 'Impermissible Reporting' Of Trial
The Bombay High Court on Monday issued notice to Udaipur-based newspaper, the Udaipur Times, for its impermissible reporting of the actual trial related to the Dawoodi Bohra community before the Bombay High Court. The Bench of Justice G. S. Patel observed that The Udaipur Times's news reports had editorial comments on the cross-examination itself, including comments about Mr...
Beating Up Dalit Rape Surviver At Police Station: Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders CBI Probe And Departmental Enquiry Against Police Officers
In a recent plea alleging the beating up of a rape surviver from Dalit Community in the police station, the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed to initiate departmental enquiry against police officers. A single-judge bench of Justice J.S. Ahluwalia also directed to transfer the involved police officers out of Gwalior and Morena range immediately. After hearing the submissions of both...
CA Exams 2021: Supreme Court To Hear On Monday Plea Seeking Opt-Out Option, More Exam Centres, Postponement If Adherence To Covid Protocols Not Possible
Supreme Court will on Monday hear the plea filed seeking directions for an "Opt-Out" option to aspirants of the upcoming CA exams 2021, more Exam Centres and postponement of exam if adherence to Covid Protocols is not possible.A three-judge Bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Aniruddha Bose will hear the plea filed by Child Right Activist Anubha...
"Prima Facie Case Made Out": Calcutta HC Issues Notice To BJP's Ashoke Dinda On TMC Leader's Plea Challenging His Election Win
The Calcutta High Court has issued notice to Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Moyna Constituency and Cricketer Ashoke Dinda on the election plea filed by All India Trinamool Congress' leader Sangram Kumar Dolai. Sangram Dolui had lost to BJP's Ashok Dinda by 1,260 votes in Moyna Constituency and thus, in his election plea, he had alleged irregularities in counting. Hearing the...
"The Matter Has To Be Heard De Novo": Supreme Court Hearing In Narada Scam Case- Full Courtroom Exchange
In connection with the Narada hearing, the state of West Bengal on Friday told the SC that it was not even given a copy of CBI's letter to the Calcutta HC CJ, that the HC had stated that it shall hear only the recall applications first and not the matter on merits and that it sends out a wrong message that while the CBI can file it affidavit without any application, the state is required to...
'Oxygen Monitoring Committee In Every Hospitals, State Level Dashboards': National Task Force Submits Recommendations Before Supreme Court
A 12 member National Task Force constituted by the Supreme Court to formulate a methodology for scientific allocation of liquid medical oxygen to all the States and Union Territories to deal with the dearth of oxygen supply amid Covid second wave has submitted its recommendations. The recommendations made by the NTF have been placed on record through an affidavit filed by the...
SC Disposes Off The Plea For Cancellation Of CLASS XII Board Exams As Andhra Pradesh Govt. Informs Its Decision To Cancel Exam
The State of Andhra Pradesh has on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to cancel the Class XII State Board Exams after re-examining the situation. Supreme Court after taking on record the submission made by Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave appearing for the State of Andhra Pradesh, disposed of the plea filed seeking cancellation of Class XII State Board Exams. The Bench has...
Not Clear On What Basis Delhi Sought 700 MT Oxygen In Supreme Court; Exaggerated Claims & Wrong Formula Used : Interim Audit Report
The sub-group constituted by the Supreme Court for oxygen audit of Delhi has opined that "exaggerated claims and wrong formula" were used by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi(GNCTD) to project its requirements for Liquid Medical Oxygen during the second wave of the COVID pandemic."It is still not clear on what basis had an allocation of 700MT been sought by Govt of Delhi...