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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Reduction of Term of District Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor. Amendment reducing term from three years to one year held valid; no vested right to continue for full term.

The petitioner, Vikas Baburao Patil Shirgaonkar, was appointed as District Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor at Satara on 6th August 2014 for a...

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Bombay High Court Directs Regulation of Marriage Bureaus Run by Lawyers and Notaries in Public Interest Litigation. The court held that marriage bureaus run by lawyers and notaries require regulation to prevent exploitation and professional misconduct under the Advocates Act, 1961 and Notaries Act, 1952.

The petitioner, Majlis Manch, a registered public trust and NGO, filed a public interest litigation before the Bombay High Court alleging that several...

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High Court of Karnataka Examines Constitutionality of Section 17 Prohibiting Legal Representation in Senior Citizens Act Proceedings. Petitioner, an Octogenarian, Seeks Declaration That Bar on Advocates is Ultra Vires Section 30 of the Advocates Act, 1960.

The dispute arose under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The petitioner, an 82-year-old man, alleged that his son...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Section 13 of Family Courts Act, 1984 as Unconstitutional. The court held that Section 13 does not impose an absolute bar on legal representation and is consistent with the Constitution, following established precedent.

The writ petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution by Vijaya Vaishnavi Sriram seeking a declaration that Section 13 of the Family Court...

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High Court of Bombay Considers Challenge to Section 36(4) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Restricting Legal Representation Without Consent. Employer Seeks to Quash Labour Court Order Barring Engagement of Advocate in Industrial Dispute Reference.

The petitioner, a company engaged in manufacturing, dismissed the respondent workman for misconduct after due process in August 2015. The workman rais...

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Supreme Court Refers Matter to Chief Justice on Advocates' Misconduct in Vexatious SLP Filing. Advocates Filed Second SLP with Incorrect Statements After Dismissal of First, Tendered Unconditional Apology, Leading to Divergent Judicial Opinions Under Supreme Court Rules, 2013.

The Supreme Court was confronted with a case involving misconduct by advocates in filing a vexatious special leave petition. The petitioner, convicted...