Mamata’s fight against ‘corruption in judiciary’ (West Bengal Newsletter)
August 18th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, August 18 (IANS) Known for courting controversies, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has again stirred the hornet's nest after saying that court judgments could be bought.Speaking during ... Read more...
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Lawyers strike hits court work on day two
July 12th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Court proceedings across the country were hit for the second day Thursday as around 1.7 million lawyers boycotted courts on the Bar Council of India's ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court lawyers join strike
July 12th, 2012 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Lawyers of the Delhi High Court Thursday abstained from attending the court and joined a two-day strike called by the Bar Council of India (BCI) ... Read more...
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1.4 lakh Maharashtra, Goa lawyers join all-India strike (Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) All higher and lower courts across Maharashtra and Goa wore a deserted look Wednesday as around 1.4 lakh lawyers joined the two-day nation wide strike ... Read more...
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Maharashtra, Goa lawyers on strike
July 11th, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) About 1.40 lakh lawyers in Maharashtra and Goa Wednesday joined the two-day all-India strike to protest the entry of foreign law institutes and universities and a ... Read more...
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Maharashtra lawyers to join all-India strike July 11-12
July 6th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Around 1.40 lakh lawyers from all over Maharashtra and Goa will join the two-day national strike of the 17-lakh strong legal fraternity July 11-12 to ... Read more...
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Karnataka lawyers to boycott courts Monday
March 4th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 4 (IANS) The Karnataka State Bar Council Sunday directed all lawyers across the state to stay away from the courts Monday in protest against the police "excess" on ... Read more...
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Telecom firms readying for legal battle
February 5th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) A battery of legal luminaries has been hired by affected telecom firms, many of whom have tied up with international giants, to chart the next ... Read more...
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Bhullar plea: Jurists divided on abolishing death penalty
November 20th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court's hearing on Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar's petition challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by the president after eight years ... Read more...
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Bar libraries across Punjab computerised
November 7th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) Bar libraries across Punjab have now been computerised, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal announced Monday.Badal inaugurated the project at a function organised by the Bar council ... Read more...
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Hopes dashed as Kanimozhi, others denied bail again (Roundup)
November 3rd, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) A CBI Special Court Thursday denied bail to 2G scam accused DMK MP Kanimozhi and seven others, in a stunning verdict that reduced her, ... Read more...
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Jamaica wants mediator to resolve Gayle-WICB standoff
November 3rd, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), Nov 3 (IANS/CMC) Fritz Harris, general secretary of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), said a mediator should be brought in to adjudicate the ongoing dispute between Chris Gayle and ... Read more...
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Judging the judiciary: 32 million pending cases clog up courts
September 25th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) A few days from now, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government will complete two years of a promise that it gave with great fanfare in ... Read more...
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Jurists differ on controversial Gujarat Lokayukta appointment
September 5th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The legal fraternity is divided on the manner in which the Gujarat governor's discretionary powers have been interpreted in the appointment of retired judge ... Read more...
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Advocates told to uphold dignity of court
May 9th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said it was the responsibility of the judges, advocates and the court staff to maintain the "integrity and sanctity" of the ... Read more...
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Dhumal backs Hazare, calls for fighting corruption
April 9th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 9 (IANS) Supporting the campaign of social activist Anna Hazare for a stringent anti-graft law, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Saturday expressed concern over corruption ... Read more...
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Legal fraternity applauds victory for anti-graft bill
April 9th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The legal fraternity Saturday applauded the victory of Anna Hazare and rights activists in forcing the government to take on board the members of ... Read more...
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Inspector suspended for misbehaving with judge
April 4th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 4 (IANS) The Orissa government Monday suspended a police inspector who allegedly misbehaved with a judge in the state's Sundergarh district. A judicial probe has been ordered into ... Read more...
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Lawyers differ on terming verdict on CVC judicial activism
March 6th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The legal fraternity is united in hailing the Supreme Court judgment striking down the appointment of P.J. Thomas as the central vigilance commissioner (CVC), but ... Read more...
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Divorced parents protest in Pakistan city
March 6th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, March 6 (IANS) A group of divorced parents, mostly fathers, held a protest in this Pakistani city over delay in legal proceedings that denies them access to their children.The ... Read more...
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Apex court judge criticised for listing daughters as ‘liability’
December 29th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Supreme Court judge Gyan Sudha Misra has come under criticism from the legal fraternity for declaring the future marriages of her two daughters as "liability" with a ... Read more...
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Apex court asks lawyers not to refuse cases
December 7th, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court has held that Bar Associations could not pass a resolution directing their members not to take up the cases of the accused it is ... Read more...
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Zardari, Gilani, Musharraf felicitate Asma on winning SCBA presidential election
October 28th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 28 (ANI): Pakistan Supreme Court Advocate and noted human rights activist Asma Jehangir has won the annual elections of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), becoming the first ever woman ... Read more...
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BJP protests Pune lawyer’s move to defend terror accused
September 19th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Sep 19 (IANS) A group of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists Sunday staged a demonstration outside the residence of lawyer Sushil Mancharkar, who plans to represent the two accused in ... Read more...
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Kashmir native named chief justice of state high court
September 14th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) In a departure from its more than two decades old practice, the Supreme Court has recommended the appointment of Justice Nissar Ahmed Kakru, who hails from ... Read more...
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Judge who disposed of 111 cases in one day faces lawyers’ ire
August 29th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, Aug 29 (IANS) When a judge in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district disposed of a record 111 cases in a single day last week, little did he realise that this ... Read more...
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Are judges kings? No judicial activism please (A Legal Reporter’s Diary)
August 1st, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Parmod Kumar
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Here's a staunch opponent of judicial activism from within the judiciary itself. Supreme Court's Justice Markandey Katju seldom misses an opportunity to slam courts for ... Read more...
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Three crore pending cases? Patil wants review
July 31st, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Saturday called for a review of figures that put the number of pending cases before Indian courts at a staggering 3 crore. She ... Read more...
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Make litigation affordable, reduce pending cases: PM (Second Lead)
May 8th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) "Justice delayed is justice denied", noted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday, urging the government, the judiciary and lawyers to work together to make litigation affordable and ... Read more...
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Make litigation affordable, says PM (Lead)
May 8th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) "Justice delayed is justice denied." With these words, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday urged the government, the judiciary and lawyers to work together to make litigation ... Read more...
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To defend Daimary or not? Question splits Assam lawyers
May 5th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, May 5 (IANS) Assam's legal fraternity is divided over defending outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) chief Ranjan Daimary after the state's apex lawyer's body sent ... Read more...
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President calls for affordable justice for India’s poor
April 17th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 17 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Saturday called for affordable and accessible justice for India's poor and said a large number of pending cases at various levels of the judiciary ... Read more...
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PM, Sonia to address lawyers’ conference March 27
February 28th, 2010 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address a day-long conference of lawyers and human rights activists associated with the party here on ... Read more...
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CJI in RTI law is issue of public importance, stresses AG
January 14th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Both the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court believe that the issue whether the office of the chief justice of India comes within the ambit ... Read more...
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Chief Justice of India in RTI ambit, activists hail ruling (Roundup)
January 12th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court in a far-reaching ruling Tuesday held that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) comes within the ambit of the ... Read more...
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