According to the Times of India, as tweeted by Saurav Datta the Maharashtra state home department has selected three law firms in order to:

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...

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.

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 ...

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):

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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...

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has opened up registration for the All India Bar Exam (AIBE) X with a delay of only 12 days after the start of registrations was previously scheduled for 6 January 2017, while also postponing the exam that was “tentatively” scheduled to be held on 26 February 2017 to a tentative date of 26th March.

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” ...

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 ...

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...

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...

Raghav Ohri ( @raghavohri0 ) tweeted: “ET Investigation: Attorney General flouts service Rule, says it’s “directory”. NO, it’s mandatory, holds ex-SC Judge” Did the top law officer of India violate a service rule? The rule requires all government law officers to advise ministries or public entities ...

Utkarsh Anand ( @utkarsh_aanand ) tweeted: “For the first time, a sitting high court judge will argue on his own in SC against collegium’s transfer move.” HC judge will appear in SC to argue against collegium’s transfer move | The Indian Express By Utkarsh Anand IN A FIRST, a sitting High Court judg...

In the midst of the Supreme Court’s hearing on appeals filed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala against the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal’s 2007 Order yesterday (4 January), witnessed witty exchanges between Tamil Nadu’s senior counsel, Shekhar Naphade, and Karnataka’s senior counsel, Fali S. Nariman.

Pratap Bhanu Mehta ( @pbmehta ) tweeted: “High principle, dubious law via @IndianExpress” High principle, dubious law | The Indian Express The pattern is disarmingly familiar. The Supreme Court, with all its majesty, will enunciate a grand, even utopian principle. The aspiration will be undeniably c...

According to the Bar Council of India (BCI) official All India Bar Exam (AIBE) website, the “tentative” date for the next bar exam, which is compulsory for law graduates to pass before entering practice, has been set for 26 February 2017, with registration “likely to start” on 6 January 2017:

BloombergQuint ( @BloombergQuint ) tweeted: “ Parting words from India’s 43rd Chief Justice of India:“ Chief Justice TS Thakur Laments Lack Of Judges, Pendency In His Farewell Speech Dealing with the emerging areas of litigations, the Chief Justice said, “You will have very, very serious issues comi...

Splendiferous Greetings! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Festivus, and here’s an advance Happy New Year to you all. This is what’s been up in the week before Christmas.

Luthra & Luthra has hired Bharat Chugh as a counsel in Delhi, according to its press release as reported Bar & Bench.