Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) Telangana Advocates Protection Act, 2026 came into effect from Tuesday. The Chief Minister Revanth Reddy-led Telangana government officially notified the implementation of the Act, aimed at providing protection to advocates in the discharge of their professional duties.The Law Department on Tuesday issued Government Order (G.O) No. 41, bringing the Act into force across the state.The Assembly had passed the Telangana Advocates Protection Bill, 2026, in March this year to…
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New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) President Dr Lalit Bhasin on Monday voiced concern over the “gradual decline” in the standards of legal education in the country and said the recent remarks made by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on fake law degrees deserved “serious consideration”. Addressing the inaugural session of an Online Faculty Development Programme on the theme “From Academia to Practice: Understanding the Law Firm Ecosystem in India”, orga…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Kerala BJP President, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Saturday alleged that the so-called Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) was part of a “cross-border influence operation” aimed at destabilising India, as the BJP demanded an investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the satirical social media campaign. In a post on X, Chandrasekhar described the emergence of the CJP as a coordinated influence campaign targeting both India and the government led by Prime Minister…
Bhopal, May 23 (IANS) A day after the arrest of Samarth Singh, husband of late actress Twisha Sharma, fresh allegations have emerged from her family claiming that he received VIP treatment inside the Jabalpur district court premises before being taken into police custody. According to sources, Samarth Singh was brought to Bhopal late on Friday night after his arrest and was taken to the Katara Hills Police Station. It has been alleged that after arriving at the police station, Samarth requested …
New Delhi/Bhopal, May 22 (IANS) The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Friday suspended advocate Samarth Singh’s licence to practise law with immediate effect in connection with the Twisha Sharma death case, which has triggered widespread attention in Madhya Pradesh.The order was issued by BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, who said Samarth Singh’s alleged involvement in the case and his conduct during the investigation prompted the action.Speaking to IANS in New Delhi, Mishra said: “We have susp…
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Samik Bhattacharya said on Thursday that the state government’s decision to make the singing of ‘Vande Mataram’ compulsory in state-run schools is the party’s tribute to its writer Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.Speaking to IANS, Bhattacharya said: “Bringing ‘Vande Mataram’ into schools is part of our agenda, and we will continue to do this.””It is BJP’s tribute to Bankim Chandra Chatterjee on 150 years of the national song,” h…
Kolkata/New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Bar Council of India (BCI) has sought detailed information from the Bar Council of West Bengal regarding the enrolment and practice status of former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, after she appeared before the Calcutta High Court on Thursday wearing advocate’s robes and arguing in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) relating to alleged post-poll violence in the state.In a letter to the Secretary of the State Bar Council of West Bengal, the apex s…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday urged High Courts across the country to constitute grievance redressal committees (GRCs) at their as well as district and taluka levels to address issues arising between members of the bar and the judiciary and ensure their amicable resolution in a timely manner.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that such institutional mechanisms, involving members of Bar Councils and Bar Associations, woul…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of a representation and resolution passed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) concerning the recent incident involving a member of the Bar before the Andhra Pradesh High Court. As per details uploaded on the website of the apex court, a writ petition titled “Supreme Court Bar Association vs High Court of Andhra Pradesh” has been registered on the judicial side after converting the representation/resolution pa…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Expressing “deep concern and shock” over the reported detention of a young lawyer during proceedings before the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Wednesday urged Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant to take “appropriate institutional cognizance” of the matter and consider corrective measures. In a resolution passed by its Executive Committee, the SCBA referred to the recent incident before the Andhra Pradesh High Court, wher…