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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.

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 Clarifies Rules on Advocate Appearances and Vakalatnama Compliance in Court Proceedings. Supreme Court Bars Unauthorized Advocate Appearances, Reinforces Accountability in Legal Practice

The Supreme Court, in its judgment dated 20.09.2024, had directed that only authorized advocates could mark their appearances in court, and the Advoca...

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Madras High Court Directs Bar Council to Act on Complaint Against Advocate for Alleged Misconduct in Landlord-Tenant Dispute. Professional misconduct includes conduct outside court; Bar Council must consider complaint under Section 35 of Advocates Act, 1961.

The petitioner, S. Kathavarayan, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the first r...

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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.

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 Allows Transfer of Writ Petitions Challenging ICAI Guidelines on Tax Audit Assignments to Avoid Multiplicity of Proceedings. The Court Held That the Issue Involves a Question of Law of General Public Importance Under Article 139-A(1) of the Constitution.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) filed transfer petitions under Article 139-A(1) of the Constitution read with Order XL Rule 1 o...