With Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, the nephew of former CJI Ranganath Misra, the Loya case having initially been transferred to Justice Arun Mishra, as well as Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman being Manan Kumar Mishra (and that Narendra Modi’s principal secretary Nripendra Misra had tried to meet the CJI after the rebellion), Ravikiran Shinde argues that the flood of Mishras in the news is a symptom of far too many Brahmins in the legal system and judiciary…

No bar council elections will be held in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, predicted Bar Council of India (BCI) member from Andhra Pradesh N Ramchander Rao, because of the political climate in the states since the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

Senior advocate Indira Jaising has requested the Supreme Court to amend its order to reflect that she did not agree to the transfer of Bombay high court petitions to the apex court, since she was not appearing on behalf of the Bombay high court petitioners but “reminded the court” that she would be intervening on behalf of Admiral Ramdas.

At a time when the judiciary is arguably facing its greatest internal crisis in decades, Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra has struck again, noting in a letter that “the entire institution is becoming a mockery at the hands of only 3-4 such Advocates” (yes advocates!) who create “ugly scenes in the courts every day”.

Live Law reported:

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The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Jus

15 state bar councils (SBCs) will go to polls between 15 March and 28 March, starting with Jharkhand and ending with eight other SBCs, according to the election schedule announced yesterday by the Bar Council of India (BCI), as reported by Live Law and by the Times of India.

The Supreme Court has dismissed all intervention applications filed by various organisations, including the Karni Sena, for intervention in the writ petition in which it had cleared the screening of the movie Padmaavat on 18 January.

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The Wire reported:

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Whether or not Goods and Services Tax (GST) is chargeable by individual advocates or law firms will now be looked at by the Supreme Court, staying current Delhi and Chhattisgarh high court proceedings. Live Law reported: GST On Lawyers: SC Stays Further Proceedings In Petitions Pending Before Delhi ...

Judge BH Loya’s mysterious death was finally heard today for nearly an hour by the Supreme Court, under the shadow of the 12 January press conference of the Famous Four Judges, as well as Justice Arun Mishra’s equally mysterious recusal from hearing the case, after passing an order on 16 January.

The apex court will now hear the petitions against the “shocking” tax (according to a petitioner), which lies in contrast to a long list of items that a nil rated under the GST. Mint reported: SC stays proceedings against challenge to 12% GST on sanitary napkins across HCs New Delhi: The Supreme Cou...

We did a brief report in the Law Society Gazette today on the Supreme Court liberalisation hearings… Law Society Gazette reported: End game nears for India liberalisation case | News | Law Society Gazette Nearly six years after the Madras high court writ petition against 31 international law firms w...

Supreme Court Justice L Nageswara Rao told students at the KK Luthra moot over the weekend, according to the PTI : “The image of lawyers in this country is not that very good. I am being very frank here. I am telling you about our standing in the society. I speak for the profession also. There shoul...

The petition has just under 500 signatures at this time, and states: “I am Indira Jaising, a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India. I have filed a public interest petition in the Supreme Court to live stream and video record cases of national interest that impact each one of us. The Supreme ...

The petitioners’ alleged affiliations don’t bode well for the apex court inquiry into BH Loya’s death, which would affect other lower court petitions into the matter. The Caravan reported: The Backgrounds of the Loya Petitioners in the Supreme Court Raise Questions About the Legitimacy of Their Peti...

The reasassignment to a CJI-headed bench follows the recusal of the junior bench that had been assigned by Misra to look into the allegations of foulplay in Justice BH Loya’s death, which had led to the four-most senior apex court judges, other than the CJI, to hold a press conference about Misra’s ...

The senior counsel who successfully argued in the case faces ire of fringe outfit opposing film based on a true fictional character. NDTV.com reported: “Padmaavat” Row: Senior Lawyer Harish Salve Gets Threats Mr Salve’s office received calls threatening physical harm to him. The callers claimed they...

Farooqi had been convicted by the trial court of rape but acquitted by the Delhi high court.

The Uttar Pradesh bar council deleted more than half of the state’s enrolled advocate strength from its provisional electoral roll, which now consists of around 1.6 lakh advocates who will be eligible to vote in its upcoming bar elections.

The Karnataka bar council’s elections that are nearly four years overdue will see only up to 43,566 advocates voting, despite the number of enrolled advocates in the state having gone up by almost 15% since its last elections.