SC says fake advocates a serious issue, seeks status of verification in 8 weeks, ET LegalWorld
With a sizeable percentage of 1.5 million advocates in India feared to be fake, the Supreme Court Thursday expressed serious concerns over the delay in weeding out imposters who dupe gullible litigants and asked Bar Council of India (BCI) to file a status report on the verification drive it had undertaken over nine years ago. […]
BCI directs nationwide verification of advocates amid growing fake degree cases, ET LegalWorld
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has taken cognizance of a deeply concerning report from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, identifying 13 instances of fake law degrees. Subsequent internal investigations suggest that this problem is systemic, with evidence pointing to over several hundred additional cases of fraudulent enrollments in Delhi alone. The prevalence of such […]
SC to hear on Thursday plea challenging designation of senior advocates by Delhi HC, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court is set to hear on Thursday a plea seeking quashing of the entire process of designation of 70 lawyers as senior advocates undertaken by the Delhi High Court. As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan will take up […]
SC to hear next week plea challenging designation of senior advocates by Delhi HC, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court is set to hear next week a plea seeking quashing of the entire process of designation of 70 lawyers as senior advocates undertaken by the Delhi High Court. As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan will take up […]
Supreme Court Judge Advocates Enhanced Infrastructure for District and Taluka Judiciary, ET LegalWorld
Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai, judge of the Supreme Court, emphasised the need for improved infrastructure in the district and taluka level judiciary, which plays a key role in the Indian judiciary system. Stressing on the necessity of speedy justice, especially in criminal cases, Justice Gavai said that the judicial system should adopt modern technology. Justice […]
Delhi HC asks AAP govt for update on advocates protection bill, ET LegalWorld
The Delhi High Court has asked the AAP government to file a status report on the Advocates Protection Bill aimed to protect and ensure a safer atmosphere for legal professionals. Justice Sanjeev Narula directed for the status report to be filed within two weeks and brought the hearing date from February 5, 2025 to December […]
Five New Advocates Appointed as Additional Judges at Bombay High Court, ET LegalWorld
The law ministry on Wednesday notified the appointment of five advocates as additional judges of Bombay High Court for a two-year term, and based on their performance, their appointments may be regularised as permanent judges. Bombay High Court has 30 vacancies at present against a sanctioned strength of 94 judges. The five advocates elevated to […]
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Three Advocates as Judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended the names of three advocates to be appointed as judges of Andhra Pradesh high court. Considering the recommendations made by the Chief Justice of AP high court, the Collegium recommended the names of Maheswara Rao Kuncheam @Kuncham, Thoota Chnadra Dhana Sekar @ TCD Sekhar and Challa Gunaranjan for […]
Delhi court pulls up advocates for delaying proceedings, ET LegalWorld
A Delhi court on Tuesday pulled up the advocates appearing for various accused persons in the alleged excise policy-linked money laundering case for “delaying” the proceedings. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja took strong objection of the counsels for not telling the court how much time they required to complete the inspection of documents handed over to […]
Delhi HC asks District Courts to properly record appearances of advocates in order sheets, ET LegalWorld
The Delhi High Court has ordered all District Courts across the national Capital to properly record appearances of advocates in the order sheets and suggested implementing mechanisms like ‘drop-box’ and ‘chat box’ for recording court appearances. A Bench of Justice Sanjiv Narula was hearing a plea filed by an advocate challenging the exclusion of his […]