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Balaji’s Chennai writ petitioners sue London Court of Arbit for foreigner back-door entry

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One year after it first sued 41 foreign laws firms, the Association of Indian Lawyers (AIL) has filed a case against the Delhi-based London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), wanting to excise the words “London Court” and alleging that the arbitration organisation is introducing foreign law and lawyers under the garb of arbitration.

Electronic voting machines invalidated SCBA election, claims Delhi HC suit

The contentious Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election has now been challenged in the Delhi High Court, claiming that the use of electronic voting machines was unconstitutional and the election results invalid. This follows incumbent candidate Ram Jethmalani having strongly questioned his defeat at the hands of PH Parekh in mid-May.

Small, mystery bomb explodes outside Delhi HC

A low-intensity explosive blast shook the Delhi High Court premises’ car park yesterday.

Niira Radia gags BMW hit-and-run Anand’s book about “bubbly sister” Radia

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Lies, books and Radia-tape
The Delhi High Court has stayed the release of the book “Close Encounters with Niira Radia” written by controversial former senior counsel R K Anand after Radia filed for defamation and a mandatory and permanent injunction.

P&H bar council vice-chairman arrested for attempted murder

The vice-chairman of the Punjab and Haryana state bar council has been arrested for attempted murder on Friday, according to reports.

Third HC stays service tax on individual advocates

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Indian Rupee currency bills (XL)
”) The Andhra Pradesh High Court has become the third high court after the Delhi and Gauhati High Courts to stay the imposition of service tax on lawyers practicing in courts made applicable during this year’s budget under the Finance Act 2011.

PH Parekh rejects Jethmalani challenging ‘inadequate’, ‘corrupt’ SCBA elections

Breaking: Senior advocate and outgoing Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Ram Jethmalani has lodged a written complaint about yesterday’s election alleging it was carried out improperly and marred by “corruption”.

The now five-time winner of the SCBA presidency PH Parekh has rejected Jethmalani’s arguments as motivated by his election loss.

PH Parekh beats Aggarwala, Jethmalani in razor-edge SCBA victory

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Exclusive: Pravin Parekh has won the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election, defeating former vice chairman Adish Aggarwala by a margin of only two votes, also leaving behind the incumbent Ram Jethmalani.

SC rejects reinstating Bhopal gas culp homicide but says trial court could have

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Tragedy, uncured
India’s Supreme Court has today dismissed the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) curative petition to reinstate culpable homicide charges against those responsible for the Bhopal gas disaster.

High Court OKs bar council member’s hereditary succession

The Delhi High Court has upheld the appointment of the son of late Delhi Bar Council chairman K K Sareen following controversy and the writ petition over hereditary succession.

SC stays Allahabad’s super-diplomatic Ayodhya partition: ‘strange’

The Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the landmark September 2010 Allahabad high court’s Ayodhya judgement, which divided the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site into three, calling it “something strange”.

BMW-hit-and-run Anand’s ‘apology’ smacked down by SC

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The Supreme Court (SC) has rejected as incomplete former senior counsel R K Anand’s apology given in response to a show-cause notice in contempt of court proceedings over NDTV’s BMW hit-and-run case sting operation.

Breaking: Delhi HC stays service tax on advocates, gov’t to respond by 23 May

Breaking Exclusive: The Delhi High Court has stayed the imposition of service tax on individual advocates under the Finance Act 2011, according to two lawyers with knowledge of the case.

Neolegal shows Dum Maaro Dum not offensive to Goans

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Mumbai firm Neolegal Associates has secured the release of the movie Dum Maaro Dum for its clients Twentieth Century Fox and the producer group after the Goa High Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging a wrong depiction of Goa and its culture.

Anna Hazare’s Lokpal committee unconstitutional: lawyers’ SC PIL

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A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Lokpal Bill Drafting Committee for having included civil society members.

No more Britisher ‘lordships’, P&H bar to call judges ‘your honour’

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The Punjab and Haryana Bar Association (PHBA) has resolved to dispense with the practice of addressing judges as “my lord” or “your lordship” because of the terms’ colonial associations, substituting the more liberal American title “your honour”.

2G case pressure builds: Uday Lalit, Venugopal turn up heat

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through counsel K K Venugopal filed the first chargesheet in the second-generation (2G) spectrum case last week after the Supreme Court appointed senior advocate Uday U Lalit as special public prosecutor.

Soon: Fully computer-accessible lower courts plus elite Indian Legal Service

The Law Ministry’s Rs 4,000 crore-expenditure on court computerisation is set to make lower court orders and judgements available at the click of the mouse as government proposes an IAS-like judicial cadre to plug judicial delays along with a host of other reforms.

10 new judges for Madras High Court

The President of India has appointed ten additional judges as the permanent judges of the Madras High Court and inducted four new additional judges to the court.

Pune to get Bombay High Court bench?

Pune could get a division bench of the Bombay High Court said law minister Veerappa Moily.