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BCI cash transfusion from youngsters continues: Now pay Rs 2,500 to get documents verified
As reported by LiveLaw, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has resolved that all new law graduates would have to pay Rs 2,500 to state bar councils in order to verify their certificates for enrolment.
Haryana lawyer Subhash Gupta stabbed to death • HC advocates go on strike for improving lawyer safety
HT Punjab ( @HTPunjab ) tweeted: “Hisar lawyer murder: Punjab and Haryana high court advocates go on strike” Hisar lawyer murder: Punjab and Haryana high court advocates go on strike | india-news | Hindustan Times Even as Haryana police claimed to have detained two alleged suspects behind murder of ...
Speedy justice: In less than 3 months, UK Supreme Court rules against Brexit without Parliamentary approval
The UK Supreme Court took less than 3 months, since the high court verdict on 3 Nov ember 2016 (read analysis here ), to pass its judgment on whether Brexit could be triggered without parliamentary approval. Though a very high-profile and priority case, it’s still rather impressive decision making b...
HC slaps Rs 50,000 cost on half-baked PIL that was press released before notice taken
via @livelaw: Madhya Pradesh HC Asks Bar Council To Stop Lawyers From Releasing Press Copies Of Petitions Beforehand [Read Order] | Live Law By Ashok KM We find that litigants and counsels are indulging in giving publicity to writ petition filed by them by releasing press statement, the Bench said. ...
Court Cuts: ‘Bloody’ makes Chandrachud J experience ‘lowest point in SC history’ • Misra J talks amicus Vibhishana • Gopal likens Sibal to Marc Antony
The hearing of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reform case before Justice Dipak Misra-led bench this afternoon in Supreme Court room number 2, as expected, did not lead to any tangible outcome.
This could be a new record: 69 SC caveats filed over Jallikattu
Legally India ( @LegallyIndia ) tweeted: “This could be a new record: 69 SC caveats filed over Jallikattu in SC” Jallikattu row: 69 caveat petitions filed in Supreme Court so far By ANI 69 caveat petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court in the Jallikattu matter till now over a period of three ...
BCI tells CJI: Still don’t know how many lawyers there are but now thinks 45% are ‘fake’ after only 6.5 lakh sign-ups
According to the Times of India Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra told Supreme Court Justice JS Khehar last week at a party organised for the new Chief Justice of India (CJI):
Guj HC: Non-reportable judgments can be reported on web, just not in law reports. Good call, but a fine line...
The idea that more / all judgments should be reported is a good one, but drawing a distinction between online and offline traditional law reporting in books seems slightly arbitrary in this day and age. Live Law ( @LiveLawIndia ) tweeted: “Gujarat HC Rejects Plea To Restrain Websites From Publishing...
A more protectionist USA under Trump could allow India to get away with a more liberal IP regime...
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Doctor petitioner seeking to liberalise Indian abortion laws makes her case against 20-week cut-off
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Looks like new CJI is not a fan of the BCI either: Calls body “lacklustre\" for delaying matter 5-6 years
Bar & Bench ( @barandbench ) tweeted: “You are lacklustre”, Supreme Court comes down on BCI. The new Chief Justice of India (CJI) JS Khehar told the top regulator of lawyers, which in all fairness has a huge workload of cases it’s defending in court: “You are very lacklustre. Matters are pendin...
Aadhaar lacks sufficient security and privacy laws, explain lawyers
Apar ( @aparatbar ) tweeted: “Comments on data retention of Aadhaar transaction data. Aadhaar not only breaches privacy but will become a ubiquitous surveillance system.” Apar Gupta , Sunil Abraham and Bhairav Acharya explain how Aadhaar could be hacked and how it’s a massive privacy risk. The Dange...
Could SC's recent anti-ordinance jurisprudence derail demonetisation?
Sanjay Hegde ( @sanjayuvacha ) tweeted: “A very good argument on how the #DeMonetisation ordinance could become the first casualty of a new judgment”: Alok Prasanna Kumar ( @alokpi ) tweeted: “Shubhankar Dam connects the SC’s recent ordinance judgment with the demonetisation ordinance’s illegality” ...
How advocate & NLS alum Gopal Sankaranarayanan has worked at the centre of cricket reforms opposed by 'powerful men'
shamnad ( @shamnad ) tweeted: “What a story! One of the most creative counsels around. And one of the few with balls! Pun very much intended, given that it’s cricket!” Gopal Sankaranarayanan: The lawyer on a mission to weed out politics from cricket By Apurva Vishwanath New Delhi: Three years after ...
Bombay HC grants bail to 3 Hindu men who allegedly killed Muslim, because 'innocent victim's' religion 'provoked' them
Bombay HC order makes religious 'provocation' a favourable (via @alokpi) Alok ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ कुमार ( @alokpi ) tweeted: “Killing in the name of religion means that should get bail (provided you’re Hindu) (and you kill a Muslim)-Bombay HC” Bombay High Court grants bail to 3 murder accused, says they were ‘p...
Law Commission issues strange press statement that it does not outsource its work, especially NOT to law firms (or P&A)
Mohit Singh ( @mohitsingh8) tweeted: “Law Commission of India denies media reports of hiring a law firm, terms reports as incorrect and baseless.…” Law Commission denies hiring of Law Firms The Law Commission of India has noted that certain newspapers and e-magazines are carrying news items which su...
Why courts banning entry to interns imperils the future of the legal profession
The Quint ( @TheQuint ) tweeted: “Blog | ‘Interns not allowed’: How the apex court is stifling its legacy” ‘Interns Not Allowed’: How the Apex Court is Stifling its Legacy By Swapnil Tripathi Signs like ‘interns are not allowed’ are placed in bold font at the high court canteens. The apex court clea...
The Tatas v Cyrus dispute: A handy timeline from 7 December to now...
Anil Padmanabhan ( @capitalcalculus ) tweeted: “For those who came in late… #TataMistry spat: The journey from boardroom to courtroom” Tata-Mistry spat: The journey from boardroom to courtroom Marked by war of words, allegations and counter allegations, the two-and-half month-long bitter feud betwee...
SC declines Bhushan writ that NaMo was paid cash: Sahara-Birla papers not enough evidence
Livemint ( @livemint ) tweeted: “SC throws out case alleging Narendra Modi took cash payments” SC throws out case alleging Narendra Modi took cash payments By Suchitra Mohanty New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a case brought by anti-corruption lawyer Prashant Bhushan that accused P...
Mooting Premier League is back: MPL 7 sees Nalsar, UILS, NLS, NLIU lead after strong 2016 start
Good news everyone: the Mooting Premier League (MPL) is indeed and truly back, reincarnated now in its seventh edition after taking a break for a little more than a year, and we’re kicking off with a round-up of what has happened in the 2016-17 season so far.