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Supreme Court Allows Appeals by Bar Bodies and Advocate, Holding Advocates Not Liable Under Consumer Protection Act. Legal Profession is Sui Generis and Excluded from Definition of 'Service' Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986/2019.

The Supreme Court considered a batch of appeals arising from an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) which held that c...

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Supreme Court Considers Suo Motu Reference on Summoning Advocates During Investigation; Examines Scope of Advocate-Client Privilege and Need for Guidelines to Prevent Coercive Summons. Court Addresses Legality of Direct Summons to Lawyers Under Section 179 BNSS and Absence of Judicial Oversight.

The Supreme Court initiated suo motu proceedings following a reference from a two-judge bench in a Special Leave Petition challenging a notice issued ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition by Municipal Corporation Challenging Bar Council Resolution Prohibiting Full-Time Salaried Law Officers from Practicing as Advocates. The Court Held That the Deletion of Exception Under Rule 49 of the Advocates Act, 1961 Is Valid and Applies to Municipal Law Officers.

The case involves a challenge by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and its Principal Law Officer against resolutions of the Bar Council of I...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Ban on Lawyers Practicing in Multiple Courts — No Statutory Bar Found Under Advocates Act, 1961. The court held that a lawyer enrolled with any State Bar Council is entitled to practice in all courts throughout India under Section 30 of the Advocates Act, 1961.

The petitioner, Mahadeo Ramkishan Andhale, a practicing lawyer and social worker, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Bombay High Cour...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Appointment of Government Pleader for Non-Compliance with Statutory Rules. Appointment of Advocate as Government Pleader Set Aside for Violation of Rule 5 of Karnataka Law Officers (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1977.

The judgment pertains to two writ petitions filed by Shantreddy and Savithri, both advocates and government pleaders, challenging the appointment of t...

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High Court of Karnataka Considers Validity of Designation of Senior Advocates Without Framed Rules Under Advocates Act, 1961. Petitioners Seek to Quash Notifications and Require High Court to Frame Rules for Designation of Senior Advocates.

These writ petitions were filed in public interest by two advocates practicing in the High Court of Karnataka, challenging notifications dated 30.06.2...

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Supreme Court Hears Consolidated Writ Petitions Challenging the Process of Designation of Senior Advocates Under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961. The Issue Concerns Whether the Existing System of Designation is Arbitrary and Violative of Articles 14, 15, and 21 of the Constitution.

Background: The case concerned a writ petition filed by a Senior Advocate challenging the prevailing system of designation of Senior Advocates in the ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Designation of Senior Advocates Under Section 16 Advocates Act, 1961 — Permanent Committee System Upheld. Court dismisses challenge to objective criteria and permanent committee system for designation of Senior Advocates, rejecting plea for fresh designations.

The judgment pertains to a writ petition filed by Ms. Indira Jaising, a Senior Advocate, under Article 32 of the Constitution of India in 2015, challe...