New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to curb unethical digital solicitation and professional misconduct by advocates on social media platforms, alleging that influencer-style legal content and promotional activities are eroding the dignity of the legal profession. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana issued notice on the plea and made it returnable on…
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New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that banks and the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) cannot include advocates in the banking sector’s “Caution List” merely on allegations of professional negligence, holding that such action amounts to an impermissible assessment of a lawyer’s professional competence, which falls exclusively within the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Bar Councils under the Advocates Act, 1961. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe, allowing a…