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Supreme Court Dismisses Advocate's Petition Challenging Bar Council of India's Office Order and Co-option Method. The Court upheld the Bar Council of India's authority to issue the office order for verification of advocates' degrees under Sections 6 and 7 of the Advocates Act, 1961, and found the co-option method permissible under Section 15, directing expedited verification to weed out unqualified persons.

10 Apr 2023

The petitioner, a practising advocate, invoked the Supreme Court's jurisdiction seeking two distinct reliefs: first, to challenge an office order date...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Partition Suit, Upholding High Court's Decree on Property Shares and Invalidating Compromise. Legal Heirs' Dispute Over Ancestral and Self-Acquired Properties Resolved with Shares Determined Under Hindu Law, and Compromise Set Aside Under Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.

29 Mar 2023

The litigation originated from a partition suit filed by Charulata Sahoo (plaintiff) against her brother Prafulla Sahoo (defendant No. 1) and sister S...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition for Land Conversion to Lawyers' Chambers Under Article 32, Directing Administrative Resolution. Dispute Involved Allocation of 1.33-Acre Land for Supreme Court Archives Versus Lawyers' Chambers, with Court Holding That Such Issues Require Administrative Decision-Making and Stakeholder Balancing, Not Judicial Adjudication.

23 Mar 2023

The Supreme Court of India dealt with a petition filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) under Article 32 of the Constitution, seeking a wri...

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Supreme Court Upholds Bar Council of India's Authority to Mandate Post-Enrolment Examination in Advocates Act Case. Constitution Bench Held That Pre-Enrolment Training and Examination Cannot Be Reintroduced After Statutory Omission, But Post-Enrolment Examination Under Section 49(1)(ah) Is Valid to Ensure Legal Profession Standards.

10 Feb 2023

The dispute originated from an application by Bonnie Foi Law College for affiliation to conduct legal studies, which led the Supreme Court to appoint ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Dismissal of Complaint on Technical Ground — Remands for Merits Consideration. State Bar Council's Failure to Dispose Complaint Within One Year Leads to Transfer; Bar Council of India Must Not Dismiss on Technicalities.

17 Dec 2021

The appellant, K. Anjinappa, filed a complaint against his advocate for professional misconduct before the Bar Council of State of Andhra Pradesh unde...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Writ Petition Against Withdrawal of Senior Advocate Designation with Conditional Restoration. Designation as Senior Advocate is a Privilege Under Advocates Act, 1961 Rules, But Court Invokes Article 142 to Grant Two-Year Probation for Redemption After Misconduct Involving Allegations Against High Court.

28 Oct 2021

The Supreme Court addressed a writ petition filed by Yatin Narendra Oza, a designated Senior Advocate and former President of the Gujarat High Court B...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against NCLAT Order in Competition Law Case — Locus Standi of Informant Under Section 19(1)(a) of Competition Act, 2002. The Court held that the expression 'any person' in Section 19(1)(a) is wide and does not require the informant to be a consumer or competitor.

9 Sep 2020

The appeal arose from an information filed by Samir Agrawal, an independent law practitioner, before the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on 13.0...

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Supreme Court Convicts Contemnors for Scandalous Allegations Against Judges in Suo Motu Contempt Proceedings. The Court upheld its inherent power under Article 129 to punish for contempt, rejecting procedural objections under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

27 Apr 2020

The Supreme Court of India initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against Vijay Kurle, Rashid Khan Pathan, and Nilesh Ojha for sending letters contai...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Advocate for Criminal Contempt for Abusing and Threatening Chief Judicial Magistrate. Advocate's Unbecoming Conduct of Entering Judge's Chamber and Hurling Abuses Constitutes Criminal Contempt Under Section 2(c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

10 May 2019

The appellant, Rakesh Tiwari, an advocate, was convicted for criminal contempt by the High Court for his conduct on 21st December 2012 when he entered...

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Supreme Court Allows Banks to Deny Legal Representation in Wilful Defaulter Proceedings. In-House Committees of Banks Are Not Tribunals Under Section 30 of Advocates Act, 1961, and Right to Lawyer Is Not Part of Natural Justice.

8 May 2019

The Supreme Court considered appeals against the Delhi High Court judgment which held that a borrower is entitled to be represented by a lawyer before...

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