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 13 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved before the Supreme Court seeking directions to curb unethical digital solicitation and professional misconduct by advocates on social media platforms, alleging that the growing trend of influencer-style legal content, promotional reels and misuse of court premises is eroding the dignity and ethical foundations of the legal profession. The writ petition, filed by advocates Anil Pandey and A.R. Tripathi under Article 32 of…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Legal experts, academicians and officials on Saturday discussed a 10-year perspective action plan for promoting legal education in Hindi and other Indian languages within the justice delivery system at a conference organised by the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice, an official said. Led by Justice Rajendra Menon, Chairperson, Armed Forces Tribunal, and Co-Chairperson, Standing Committee on Legal Education, the Conference on “Strengthening Legal…
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…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside orders passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) after finding that the NCLT had relied on Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated “non-existent”, fake and hallucinated judicial precedents, declaring a policy of “zero tolerance” towards the use of such material in judicial decision-making.A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said that a decision based on …
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) chief, Alok Kumar, on Tuesday opposed the Faizabad Bar Association’s decision to not represent the accused in the Ram Mandir donation theft case, calling the decision “political”.Faizabad Bar Association President Kalika Mishra on Monday said that no advocate from the association would represent the accused in the Ram Mandir donation theft case.Speaking to IANS, Alok Kumar said: “I have seen that proposal. It is certain that there has been th…
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…
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 …