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…
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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…