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Hyderabad, March 30 – The Telangana Assembly passed two key bills on Monday: one aimed at ensuring social security for gig workers and the other to protect lawyers.The Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, and the Telangana Advocates...

New Delhi, March 26 The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the growing "menace" of litigants and lawyers citing non-existent judgments generated by artificial intelligence.A bench comprising Justices Rajesh Bindal and Vijay Bishnoi said that the practice is becoming increasingly rampant...

Patna, March 26 – A tense situation prevailed at the Muzaffarpur Civil Court complex on Thursday after a bomb threat email triggered panic among lawyers, staff, and visitors.According to officials, a suspicious email was sent to the District Judge's official ID around 11:30 a.m., claiming that...

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...

Important cases listed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 25:* The Supreme Court will hear a plea seeking an investigation into the alleged rape of a four-year-old girl in Gurugram.* The Supreme Court will hear a case initiated by itself regarding the summoning of lawyers who provide...

Srinagar, March 24 The Shia organization, Anjuman Sharie Shian, formed a panel of lawyers on Tuesday to provide legal assistance to individuals facing legal proceedings due to their participation in anti-US and anti-Israel protests in Kashmir earlier this month.The panel of lawyers was formed...

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...

Kolkata, March 23 The Election Commission questioned the petitioner's standing on Monday while filing a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the transfer of several officers of the West Bengal government after the announcement of state assembly elections.The petitioner, a lawyer...

Gurugram, March 18 The elections for the Punjab and Haryana Bar Council concluded peacefully in the districts of Gurugram, Faridabad, and Nuh on Wednesday, according to an official.Polling, conducted using paper ballots, took place from 9 am to 5 pm under tight police security. Mobile phones...

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...

New Delhi, March 17 As many as 204 retired armed forces officers, former civil servants, including diplomats, and lawyers on Tuesday demanded that the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, apologize to the nation for his conduct inside the Parliament premises, terming it a...

New Delhi, March 16 The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear in April a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the establishment of a Legal Education Commission to reform the legal education system and provide for a four-year LL.B instead of a five-year course after Class 12.A bench...

Karimnagar (Telangana), March 7 The Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, virtually laid the foundation stone for a new court complex in Sircilla on Saturday, which will house 12 courts.In his virtual address, the Chief Justice urged lawyers to actively...

New Delhi, March 6 – The Centre on Friday approved the transfer of Justice Lisa Gill from the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the Andhra Pradesh High Court, following a recommendation from the Supreme Court Collegium."In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the...

Jaipur, March 5 – A bomb threat at the Bikaner Court complex in Rajasthan created panic on Thursday, prompting authorities to evacuate the premises and deploy heavy security.Police immediately cordoned off the area and began a thorough search of the complex.The shocking development triggered...

Kalaburagi/Belagavi, March 3 A bomb threat email sent to the district courts in Kalaburagi and Belagavi on Tuesday morning triggered panic, leading to the immediate evacuation of the premises, police said.Lawyers, litigants, and court staff were escorted out of the court complexes as a...

Gurugram, March 1 The CEO of a real estate company has been arrested here for allegedly defrauding several lawyers of Rs 6 crore by promising them high returns on an investment in a project, police said on Sunday.The accused, Puneet Beriwala (62), CEO of Vipul Limited and a resident of...

Budaun (UP), February 28 A revenue officer narrowly avoided injury on Saturday after a group of lawyers allegedly stormed into his office and threw a chair at him here, officials said.The incident occurred after the official allegedly "misbehaved" with the assistant of a female lawyer. The...

Dhaka, February 26 – Several litigants in the Barishal district of Bangladesh have been unable to access judicial services following the suspension of court activities for three consecutive days in protest over the arrest of the district bar association and the filing of a case against 12...

Paris, February 25 – A leading international human rights organization strongly condemned the recent "misconduct" by lawyers at the Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Barishal district, Bangladesh, over the granting of bail to several leaders of the Awami League...