September 30, 2020 Group of Advocates write to the BCI on undue restrictions on Advocates to appear in Conciliation proceedings [ by Legal Era News Network ] A group of Advocates have written a letter to the Bar Council of India (BCI) pointing out cases where legal practitioners are not permitted to be part of
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Opposition blocked roads, opposition blocked rails, opposition members screamed to the hilt in Parliament as never seen before, opposition MPs like learned Derek O’ Brien attempted to himself tear the Rule Book in Rajya Sabha, Deputy Chairman was physically threatened by some members, AAP MP Sanjay Singh physically assaulted a Rajya Sabha marshal and dragged
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The Bar Council of India has extended the deadline for submission of details of all practising advocates who are members of their respective Bar Associations, for perusal of the e-Committee of the Supreme Court of India, until November 15th 2020. After receiving requests for extension from various quarters including various Bar Associations and State Bar
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September 30, 2020 Babri Masjid demolition case: All 32 acquitted by Special CBI Court [ by Legal Era News Network ] Today, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow has acquitted all the 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, including BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti,
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By Shivangi Dubey Introduction The procedure of resolving dispute outside the Court is not new. Since a long time in India societies have been using non-judicial and indigenous methods to resolve conflicts. With the passage of time there is an extensive promotion and use of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Arbitration was in practices even before the
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It is most reassuring, most refreshing and most remarkable to note that as recently as on September 28, 2020, the Supreme Court in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Maheshwar Tigga vs State of Jharkhand in Criminal Appeal No. 635 of 2020 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 393 of 2020) has made
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[This post was co-authored by Varsha Jhavar and myself. Varsha is a 5th year student at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. She recently won the second prize for 1st Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law that was conducted by us earlier this year. She has also guest blogged for us earlier here.] Pic from here On December 24th,
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The Single Judge Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru of the Delhi High Court granted bail to a person accused under Section 20 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 (hereinafter referred as ‘NDPS Act’), observing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the accused might be acquitted of offences that
... Continue Reading.[Abhijeet Shrivastava is a 3rd year law student and Anujay Shrivastava a law graduate (class of 2020), both from Jindal Global Law School. We are extremely grateful to the editorial team at IndiaCorpLaw for their valuable inputs and editorial assistance.] Among the various grounds to set aside or refuse enforcement of an arbitral award, the
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Delhi Commission For Women chairperson Swati Maliwal on Wednesday wrote to the Chief Justice of India demanding action against those officials who were allegedly involved in covering up the brutal Hathras gangrape and murder incident. Maliwal also demanded a high court-monitored investigation and a trial to ensure the strictest and swiftest possible punishment to the
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