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…
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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…
Itanagar, April 22 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen K.T. Parnaik (Retd) on Wednesday urged students to strive for excellence as job creators, innovators, and problem solvers, while contributing actively to society and the nation through their knowledge and skills.Addressing the 6th Convocation of Arunodaya University at its new Jollang campus in Itanagar, the Governor said that students represent the future of Arunachal Pradesh as well as of the nation, and that their role in shaping a p…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court has strongly condemned acts of violence by members of the Bar in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district and ordered the immediate release on bail of toll plaza employees who had approached the apex court alleging denial of legal representation and threats from local lawyers.A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, while allowing a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, observed that the “custodians of justice” had themselves t…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court has taken serious note of a trial court allegedly relying on Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated “non-existent and fake” judgments while deciding a civil dispute, observing that such conduct has a direct bearing on the integrity of the adjudicatory process and may amount to misconduct.A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said the matter raised “considerable institutional concern, not because of the decision that was taken on the merits…
Vijayawada, March 1 (IANS) Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Sunday called on the judiciary to promote mediation, saying it is gaining wider acceptance as an effective tool for resolution of disputesUnderlining the need for building a “mediation culture”, he stated mediation was no longer an alternative method but has emerged as a preferred mode of dispute resolution.He was delivering the keynote address at a State-level symposium on ‘Mediation: Dialogue as Cornerstone of Justic…