The Supreme Court has directed a Jharkhand-based lawyer to issue an unconditional apology to the High Court in a contempt case stemming from a viral courtroom exchange where he allegedly told a judge, "Don't cross the limit."
The Supreme Court of India has banned photography, videography, and the creation of social media reels within its main premises, which is designated as a high-security zone. Violators may face penalties.
The verdict will have far-reaching implications for judicial service aspirants.
Lawyers have pointed out that the new laws increase police powers by extending the maximum limit of police custody from 15 days to 60 days or 90 days.
Shah said the new laws would give priority to providing justice, unlike the colonial-era laws that gave primacy to penal action, and made reporting of crimes even easier by recognising e-FIR, Zero FIR and electronic or digital evidence.
More than 30 LGBTQIA++ collectives of law school students have said the Bar Council of India resolution urging the Supreme Court not to deal with pleas seeking legalisation of same sex marriage is 'antithetical' to the Constitution.
Kameshwar Kumar Singh, arrested for firing at a woman in Saket court, was barred from practising law in 2022 following allegations of fraud and threatening another woman, Prem Lata, her lawyer claimed Friday.
A bench headed by Justices MR Shah and Ahsanuddin Amanullah said that a separate grievance redressal committees be constituted at district court level to provide a forum, where lawyers could seek redressal of their genuine grievances related to procedural changes in filing or listing of cases or misbehavior of member of lower judiciary.
The senior most among the five judges, whose names were officially announced by the Centre on Saturday, is Justice Mithal whose parent cadre is the Allahabad high court.
"I don't want you to cry but with anger, you have to shout and demand that we need 50 per cent reservation," the CJI said.
The Bihar State Bar Council gave a call to advocates across the state to abstain from judicial work on May 2 to protest against the arrest of lawyer Anil Kumar Singh by the district authorities in Samastipur district.
Besides issuing notices to Telangana Rashtra Samiti, which is spearheading the stir, a bench of justices G S Singhvi and S Mukhopadhaya also issued notices to the registrar general of the high court and the state bar council and sought their replies on the plea.
Ramnaresh Sharma, who was the additional public prosecutor involved in five cases against Lok Janshakti Party Member of Parliament Surajbhan Singh in Begusarai district court, was shot dead by two unidentified criminals on November 8 at his residence. Thousands of lawyers in Bihar will go on strike on November 15 in protest against his killing.
The bench observed that enrolment of priests and nuns would bring 'lustre' to the profession.
The apex court directed members of the bar not to obstruct judicial proceedings in the Kathua gang rape and murder case in Jammu and Kashmir
As the Court made it clear it was not inclined to entertain the petition, Forum's counsel Sanjeev Bhatnagar withdrew it and the same was 'dismissed as withdrawn'.
The petitioner, Sister Teena Jose, also sought a declaration that religious priesthood was not a profession and that she, a religious nun, should be allowed to enrol.
"A person who not even passed eighth standard got an MA degree through open university and became advocate and even started an association" the judge observed.
A Delhi court on Friday issued non-bailable warrants against Maharashtra Navanirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray and its spokesperson Shirish Parkar on a complaint about their alleged hate speeches against the people of Bihar.
The apex court, however, said foreign lawyers could not be barred from coming to India and conduct international commercial arbitration proceedings.
The top court said that every month on 3-4 Saturdays, the advocates are on strike on one pretext or the other and had the lawyers worked on those days, it would have achieved the ultimate goal of speedy justice, which is now a fundamental right.
A Delhi court has asked Maharahstra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray to appear before it on July 26 in connection with a complaint about his alleged hate speeches against Bihar natives, rejecting his plea for exemption from personal appearance.
With the two appointments, the strength of the top court will rise to 28 with three vacancies.
Unless there is a solution that improves the present system of appointment of judges, it's best to not tinker with it, says Jayant Tripathi.
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