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Hyderabad, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Telangana Assembly on Monday passed two key Bills - one aimed at ensuring social security for gig workers and the other to protect advocates. The Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, and the Telangana Advocates Protection Bill, 2026, were passed by the House by a voice vote. The Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, introduces a structured syst ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has ordered the Bar Council of India to hold elections for the Punjab and Haryana bar councils within ten days, with polls by December 31, 2025. Elections for the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council are to be conducted by January 31, 2026. The apex court emphasized strengthening democratic institutions by ensuring timely elections for these crucial bodies. The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Bar Council of India to notify elections for Punjab and Haryana bar councils in ten days an ...Read More >
Business confidence in India softened in the second quarter of FY2025-26 as global uncertainty and additional US tariffs weighed on economic sentiment, according to the latest Business Expectations Survey by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). The Business Confidence Index (BCI) slipped to 142.6 in Q2 from 149.4 in Q1, although it remained above the year-ago level of 134.3. The moderation followed three consecutive quarters of improvement and came during a period of domes ...Read More >
Lawyer Pitabash Panda was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants near his Berhampur residence late on October 6. The killing sparked widespread anger. Former Berhampur MLA and Biju Janata Dal Ganjam district president Bikram Panda has been arrested in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party leader and lawyer Pitabash Panda, police said Wednesday. The arrest has sparked protests from his supporters. Pitabash, a member of the Odisha Bar Council, was shot dead by two motorcycle ...Read More >
The Bar Council of India reiterates its stance against unauthorized collaborations between Indian and foreign law firms, emphasizing adherence to the Advocates Act, 1961. The Council warns against misleading practices and potential misconduct, highlighting the need for proper registration under the amended 2023 Rules to avoid severe consequences. The Bar Council of India (BCI) has rescinded its August 5, 2025, press release, issuing a new statement after a legal submission in the Delhi High Cou ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Former Berhampur MLA and present BJD Ganjam district president Bikram Panda and former BeMC Mayor Siba Sankar Dash are among the 12 arrested in connection with the sensational murder of senior advocate and BJP leader Pitabas Panda. According to Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M, the duo plotted to eliminate Pitabas Panda over political, personal and financial reasons. They roped in BJD corporator Malaya Bisoi and party leader Madan Dalei to execute the plan, who in turn contacted Uma B ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) Former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior advocate Adish C Aggarwala on Thursday condemned the "false and mischievous narrative circulating on social media" about the recent attempted attack against Chief Justice of India BR Gavai. On October 6, in an unprecedented and shocking incident, an elderly lawyer attempted to hurl a shoe towards CJI Gavai in his courtroom, prompting the Bar Council of India to suspend his license with immediate effect. In ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) The right to speech and expression cannot be exercised at the cost of others' dignity and integrity, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it cautioned about the dangers of "unregulated" social media saying incidents like the recent hurling of shoe towards Chief Justice of India B R Gavai are nothing but "money-spinning ventures". A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi made the remarks when Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate Vikas Singh, who i ...Read More >
New Delhi: Days after a shoe was hurled at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai during court proceedings by a lawyer, the CJI on Thursday broke his silence over the incident, calling it "a forgotten chapter." Justice Ujjal Bhuyyan, speaking on the incident said: "I have my own views on this! He is the CJI, it's not a matter of joke!". The incident took place on 6 October, when a bench led by CJI Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran was hearing the mentioning of cases. Rakesh Kishore, 71, appr ...Read More >
Berhampur: A day after a BJP member was shot dead by unidentified miscreants near his residence in Berhampur, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday said the govt will ensure exemplary punishment to the culprits as per law. "Odisha is a peaceful state and such heinous crimes will not be tolerated under any circumstance," Majhi said.On Monday night, Pitabash Panda (52) was shot dead by two unidentified bike-borne miscreants at close range when he was returning to his home at Baikuntha Nagar ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): The lawyers of the Delhi District Court Bar Associations on Monday withdrew their strike after their demand for physical deposition of police personnel before the courts was accepted. The move comes after Delhi police on Monday issued a circular directing all police officers to appear physically before the courts for evidence. The strike was called in protest against a notification issued by the Lieutenant Governor that allowed police personnel to depose v ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has approved the Rules of Legal Education, Moratorium (Three-Year Moratorium) 2025, which will remain in force for three years once published. About The Moratorium Under this moratorium, no new law colleges will be set up or granted approval anywhere in India. Existing institutions will also not be allowed to start new sections, courses, or batches without prior written permission from the BCI. Pending applications that have already reached the final s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The Bar Council of India (BCI) has approved the Rules of Legal Education, Moratorium (Three-Year Moratorium) 2025, which will remain in force for three years once published. Under this moratorium, no new law colleges will be set up or granted approval anywhere in India. Existing institutions will also not be allowed to start new sections, courses, or batches without prior written permission from the BCI. Pending applications that have already reached the fina ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a suo motu petition addressing the practice of investigative agencies summoning lawyers who advise and represent parties in legal proceedings. A bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justices K. Vinod Chandran and N.V. Anjaria will preside over the matter. The hearing follows the Enforcement Directorate's summonses to senior advocates Arvind Datar and Pratap Venugopal. In response, on June 20 the ED instructed its officers not to summon a ...Read More >
Kolkata: Calcutta University has released a list of 12 centres where the first-semester examination for LLB will be held from July 16, excluding the college in south Kolkata where the rape incident occurred on June 25. The CU controller section has distributed these candidates among two other colleges.Meanwhile, around 200 students from this college are likely to take their first-semester examination at the department of law. Among four govt-aided colleges, this represents the highest number of ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has initiated a suo motu case in connection with the issue of investigation agencies summoning lawyers, who offer opinions or represent parties in cases, and examine if they can be put on notice. The matter would be heard by a bench led by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and comprising justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria. The bench would take up the matter on July 14, when the court reopens after the summer break. The matter is titled as summoning advocates w ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) The Supreme Court has initiated a suo motu case over the issue of investigation agencies summoning lawyers who offer opinion or represent parties in cases and examine if they can be put to notice. A bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria will hear the matter on July 14, when the court reopens after the summer break. The action comes in the wake of Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoning couple of senior lawyers. The probe agency, h ...Read More >
The Bar Council of West Bengal took decisive action. It expelled Monojit Mishra, the main suspect in a gang rape case. Mishra's name was removed from the advocate rolls. The South Calcutta Law College also terminated Mishra's employment. Two students, Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukherjee, were expelled. They were also arrested in connection with the crime.The Bar Council of West Bengal on Wednesday decided to expel Monojit Mishra, the prime accused in the gang rape case, from its membership and struc ...Read More >
Bharatiya Janata Party seeks Mamata Banerjee's apology and resignation. The demand follows the gang-rape of a law student in Kolkata. BJP alleges the accused have Trinamool Congress links. J P Nadda formed a fact-finding committee. The committee will investigate and submit findings. Sambit Patra criticizes Banerjee's insensitivity. He also invokes the Emergency anniversary.The BJP on Saturday demanded an apology and resignation from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the gang-rape o ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The BJP on Monday alleged that women are unsafe in West Bengal under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's leadership, citing the alleged gang rape at South Calcutta Law College and questioning the rising crimes against women in a woman-led state. The party criticised the Trinamool Congress government for failing to ensure women's safety and demanded immediate action against the perpetrators. A four-member BJP fact-finding team arrived at Kolkata on Monday morning. The team, which consiste ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 30 (PTI) The 'fact-finding team' constituted by the BJP in connection with the alleged gang rape at a law college in Kolkata last week said on Monday that despite Kolkata Police Commissioner's assurance of strict action against the accused the panel couldn't trust the police to conduct a proper investigation which the case merits. The team, comprising Satpal Singh, Meenakshi Lekhi, Biplab Kumar Deb and Manan Kumar Mishra, which arrived in Kolkata on Monday morning and met the city ...Read More >
Kolkata: A fact-finding team of the BJP, which paid a visit on Monday to the law college in South Kolkata, where a 24-year-old student was gangraped by three people, including an alumnus close to the ruling party, on June 25, said criminals are appointed as teachers and staff without verification. The team comprised former Union Ministers Satpal Singh, Meenakshi Lekhi and party MPs Biplab Kumar Deb and Manan Kumar Mishra. Lekhi said, "Criminals are appointed in colleges as ad-hoc teachers or s ...Read More >
New Delhi: BJP MLA T. Raja Singh has tendered his resignation from primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party, citing concerns over the appointment of Ramchander Rao as the new Telangana BJP state president. In a strongly worded letter addressed to Union Minister Kishan Reddy, Singh expressed the discontent of "lakhs of Karyakartas, leaders, and voters" who he believes are being ignored as the party prepares for its first opportunity to form a government in the state. Singh, elected thric ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) The Bar Council of India (BCI) has said that offering LLM or equivalent legal courses online or through hybrid mode without its approval was unauthorised and unrecognised. The BCI, as a result, issued an advisory against the proliferation of unapproved Master of Laws (LLM) programmes offered online, through distance or hybrid modes. The advisory, authored by Justice (retd) Rajendra Menon, former chief justice of the Delhi High Court and co-Chairperson of the standing co ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday informed a Delhi court that AAP leader Somnath Bharti cannot legally represent his wife in a defamation case due to "conflict of interest". Bharti's wife, Lipika Mitra filed a criminal complaint against Sitharaman before a court accusing her of defamation. Sitharaman's counsel argued Bharti representing his wife Mitra in her complaint was conflict of interest as Mitra was Bharti's wife, who alleged that the minister's purported speech d ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 6 (ANI): As part of an initiative by the Department of Forest and Environment, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday attended the World Environment Day event held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati. He flagged off 129 vehicles allocated to the Forest and Environment Department to support ongoing environmental protection efforts. He also launched a dedicated web portal and distributed arms to the commandos of three battalions of the Assam ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has said that the entry of foreign law firms in India will provide a pathway to introduce global best practices in the Indian arbitration ecosystem, which will be effective in increasing the overall quality of arbitration in India. CJI said that the rules notified by the Bar Council of India (BCI) would also ensure that the rights of Indian legal professionals are not compromised. CJI Gavai was speaking at the International Confe ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has said that the entry of foreign law firms in India will provide a pathway to introduce global best practices in the Indian arbitration ecosystem, which will be effective in increasing the overall quality of arbitration in India. CJI said that the rules notified by the Bar Council of India (BCI) would also ensure that the rights of Indian legal professionals are not compromised. CJI Gavai was speaking at the International Confe ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Thursday said India has continuously aspired to become a hub of international arbitration by building a progressive legislative framework, a pro-enforcement judiciary and robust institutional support. In his keynote address on "Arbitrating Indo-UK Commercial Disputes" as part of the London International Disputes Week, the CJI said India and the United Kingdom shared a rich history, bound by a common legal heritage rooted in the principl ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Congress leader Nana Patole on Tuesday wrote a letter to President Droupadi Murmu on taking action against officers who did not follow the protocol in welcoming and securing Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Gavai while he was on his visit to Maharashtra. "In the wake of this incident, today, I wrote a letter to His Excellency the President, demanding action against the officers who did not follow the protocol," Patole's post read. Further, in his letter, Pa ...Read More >
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