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Jaipur, April 3 Leader of the Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly, Tika Ram Jully, on Friday alleged that the BJP government in the state was "playing a double game" with the victims of the Adarsh Credit Cooperative Society scam, and raised questions about the role of the state's additional...

New Delhi, April 2 – The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has resolved to abstain from work on the first and third Saturdays of every month in protest against the decision mandating court sittings on these days.In a notice issued on Thursday, the DHCBA said that its Executive...

Gangtok, March 30 Sikkim MP Indra Hang Subba has submitted a memorandum to Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, seeking the establishment of a separate bar council for the northeastern state.A statement from the MP's office said that in his submission, Subba highlighted that currently, the legal...

New Delhi, March 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and bar bodies, including the Bar Council of India, on a petition filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) seeking the creation of a dedicated welfare fund for lawyers appearing before the apex court.A...

Lucknow, March 24 The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the Lucknow Municipal Corporation to take immediate action against the illegal encroachments surrounding the District and Sessions Court (former High Court campus) in Kaisarbagh.The Lucknow bench of the high court has sought a...

Bengaluru, March 21 Supreme Court Justice B V Nagarathna called for the creation of a judicial reform commission on Saturday to reduce the growing backlog in courts, saying that systemic incentives across stakeholders were contributing to delays in the delivery of justice.She was speaking at...

Kochi, March 18 The Kerala High Court has issued regulations to prevent sexual harassment and ensure gender sensitivity within its premises.The "Gender Sensitisation and Sexual Harassment of Women at the High Court of Kerala (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Regulations, 2026," was...

Jodhpur, March 18 The Rajasthan High Court has suspended Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajendra Sahu with immediate effect, following a preliminary inquiry into "serious" allegations in six separate cases, according to an official order.The High Court administration said the...

New Delhi, March 18 – A group of senior advocates, academics, former police officials, and members of the Bar have written to the Chief Justice of India (CJI), expressing concern over allegations made by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court...

Kolkata, March 16 – The first list of 144 candidates announced on Monday by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections to 294 constituencies in West Bengal next month reflects representation from a wide range of professions.However, unlike the 2021 West...

The Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority organized the first National Lok Adalat of 2026 across the Union Territory to promote the quick and amicable resolution of disputes.Held under the patronage of Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh, Justice Arun Palli, the Lok Adalat...

Hyderabad, February 17 When an advocate crosses the "Lakshman Rekha" and becomes an active participant in criminal activity, they cannot claim the protection afforded by the attorney-client statute, the Telangana High Court has said.Delivering judgment on a petition filed by M A Akthar, an...