Female judges make up less than 28% of the lower judiciary, according to the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy’s study on gender diversity in the lower judiciary.

The Madras high court remarked that the legal profession was in “worst condition” as advocates who were not even secondary school graduates were contesting elections with the alleged support of retired judges and bureaucrats, reported Scroll and others.

Senior advocate JP Cama called for a mandamus to bulldoze the process of judicial appointments and prevent judicial vacancy of nearly 45% at the Supreme Court, which is expected in the next 11 months.

After a Bar Council of India (BCI) committee decided 3 to 1 against banning legislators from practising as lawyers (which would have probably disproportionately affected the Congress party), BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said that the BCI would

The lawyers protesting against alleged ‘stepmotherly’ treatment of the Karnataka high court bench, and appointments to it, include “Advocates Generals of the state BV Acharya, Ravivarma Kumar, Udaya Holla and Ashok Haranahalli, co-chairman of Bar

The Indian Express reported:

Supreme Court quashes all Goa iron ore mining leases, says can’t operate after March 15 | The Indian Express

The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled all iron ore mining leases in the

T&T Law founder Rohit Tandon was denied bail yet again as sessions court noted that he would likely influence witnesses in the money laundering case against him if released on bail, reported the Daily Pioneer and others. Delhi additional sessions judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar dismissed Tandon’s fresh ...

The Bombay Lawyers Association, represented by Dushyant Dave before the Supreme Court in the hearing into the death of Judge BH Loya, has filed the following written statement today.

The rather badly-scanned PDF contains a list of all matters that each judge handles, though that by itself is unlikely to remove the CJI’s discretion from the process completely.

The Indian Express reported:

Supreme Cou

Great write-up on what sounds like utterly harrowing scenes…

The Indian Express reported:

At hearing on savings ‘due to’ UID, Supreme Court judge fumes: Don’t call me Aadhaar judge | The Indian Express

Live Law reported:

Exclusive: In-House Committee To Resume Inquiry Against Two Sitting Orissa HC Judges Tomorrow | Live Law

The three-member in-house committee headed by Justice S.J. Vazifdar, Chief Justice of Punja

The Indian Express reported:

Supreme Court crisis: No meeting held with CJI, judges propose roster reform panel | The Indian Express

A scheduled meeting between four senior judges of the Supreme Court, who went publ

India’s largest dry cell battery manufacturer, Eveready Industries, has entered into a joint-venture agreement with Indonesia-based leading consumer goods MNC Universal Wellbeing, foraying into the FMCG business in India, as reported by Business Standard and Mint . The joint-venture will also see Ev...

However, this is still lower than what judges had been paid in real terms in 1957, as we and Mint had reported in 2015.

A Bar Council of India (BCI) sub committee consisting of Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) president Kirti Uppal and seven others opposed the Law Commission’s recommendation that bar council elections should be replaced by nomination and called it an attempt similar to measures taken during India’s 1975 constitutional emergency, reported Live Law.

The Bar Council of India (BCI) cancelled the sudden press conference that it had called unexpectedly to announce its action against advocates who “create ugly scenes in courts”.

A sealed cover report by Patiala House had been submitted to the court blaming police lapses. Suffice it to say, no bar council disciplinary or other actions had been taken against the alleged assaulting lawyers.

The Hindu reported:

Following calls by a CPM party leader to impeach Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, Kumar Shakti Shekhar explains that procedures are stacked against the impeachment of apex court judges, the lack of historical precedent in successful impea

NDTV.com reported:

Delhi High Court Advocates Protesting Attack Over Colleagues Abstain From Work

The executive committee of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) on Wednesday passed a resolution condemning t

The Economic Times reported:

Supreme Court: Supreme Court to hear contempt pleas against Karni Sena on Jan 29

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said that the