No ₹50,000 Costs; Just “Samosa and Tea” for DHCBA Employees: Delhi HC’s Light-Hearted Direction in Cost Wavier Case
Delhi High Court waives ₹50,000 costs but replaces the bill with a rather unusual “samosa and tea” treat for DHCBA staff.
Bar Association
“Why should women candidates be deprived of higher posts?”: Allahabad HC directs reservation of 30% posts for women in Oudh Bar Association’s Executive Body
The Court noted that the outgoing General Secretary and President expressed their reservation regarding reservation of posts for women higher than Treasurer, but they could not put forth any such reasoning for such an assertion.
Bar Association Not ‘State’, No Writ of Mandamus maintainable for alleged trespass in Court Chamber: Delhi High Court
“Bar Association is a body of private individual lawyers and in normal discharge of its functions, it does not perform any function which can be said to be a public function”
BCI suspends Advocate who tried to hurl shoes at CJI Gavai in Courtroom
BCI issued immediate suspension of Supreme Court Lawyer for attempting to hurl shoes at CJI BR Gavai during a proceeding; disciplinary action initiated, and practice barred nationwide.
Litigants cannot be forced to pay beyond ₹125 for photo ID: Allahabad HC caps charges for filing cases and affidavits
“The Oudh Bar Association in the receipts issued merely generates the receipt numbers and does not mention the amount of Rs.125/- on the photographed receipts, whereas, the receipts issued at Allahabad, bear a single receipt number both for issuance of a passport size photograph together with the identification number and the same receipt number is issued for charging an additional amount of Rs.475/- against Adhivakta Nidhi.”
HIGH COURT FEBRUARY 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Stories on Delhi Riots; Bar Association Elections; Fake Anti-Cancer Drug; NOVARTIS Trade Mark; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
‘Will cause interference in functions of elected body’; Allahabad HC stays order of Chairman, Bar Council of U.P. directing constitution of new Elders Committee
The impugned order dated 12-01-2025 was recalled with a direction to constitute a new Elders Committee and hold elections under the supervision of the Observers appointed by the Bar Council.
MNLU Mumbai | 14th Padma Vibhushan N.A. Palkhivala Memorial National Moot Court & Research Paper Competition, 2024
MNLU Mumbai, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Bar Association, Mumbai, All India Federation of Tax Practitioners (West Zone)
West Bengal Bar Council Black Day Resolution not a mandate for Advocates to abstain from work: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court said that no coercive measures or disciplinary action would be taken against advocates who appear before courts for the interest of their clients.
Calcutta High Court: Writ petition under Article 226 not maintainable against Bar Association; To be challenged before competent court of law
Alipore Bar Association being not a state “other authority” or “agency or instrumentality” of the state within Article 12 and “authority or person” discharging public function within the meaning of Article 226, writ against Alipore Bar Association that too in the matter of election to the Bar Association is not maintainable.
Delhi High Court| Central Delhi Court Bar Association recognized as official Bar Association for the Rouse Avenue District Court Complex
The Central Delhi Court Bar Association is recognized as the official Bar Association for the Rouse Avenue District Court Complex overriding the authority of the Bar Council of Delhi to establish such associations under the Bar Association Rules of 2019.
ADA and DDA Selection Process | Certificate of Practice issued by Bar Association enough; further proof of experience not required: Punjab and Haryana HC
“Once a Law Graduate is enrolled as an Advocate, the condition under the Advocate’s Act applies to him. He is not allowed to do any other business, nor can he join any service or be holder of office of profit or gain. He is, therefore, presumed to be only practicing law.”
IAMC organising conference on the topic “Changing Facets of Arbitration Law”[December 18, 2022]
The International Arbitration & Mediation Centre, Hyderabad in association with Disputandum and Goel & Associates is organizing a conference on the topic
First-year law student appears as proxy counsel before Trial Court; Delhi High Court quashes FIR but after cautioning law students from indulging in such acts
The Delhi High Court observed that a law student shall not represent a party or provide legal counsel in any legal proceeding before a court of law before being properly enrolled by a bar council and being admitted to the bar.
Madras High Court issues directions for making High Court and City Civil Court premises plastic free zone
Madras High Court: In a review application seeking compliance for disposal of plastic wastes and other items that are likely
Calcutta High Court directs State to hand over unclaimed body of an advocate to Bar Association for performance of last rites
Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Prakash Shrivastava, CJ. and Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J. took cognizance of a writ petition which was
Strikes by Advocates | To condole demise of any member or anyone else, can Members of Bar obstruct functioning of Courts? All HC decides
Allahabad High Court: J.J. Munir, J., expressed that, The Members of the Bar are free to hold a meeting to condole the
Del HC | Interim Orders pending before Subordinate Courts to stand extended till 16th July, 2021 or until further order
Delhi High Court: Full Bench of Vipin Sanghi, Rekha Palli and Talwant Singh, JJ., took suo motu cognizance of the extraordinary circumstances
Body corporate may not only sue or be sued for violation of Article 19 but it may also sue for violation of Article 14 or any other law
Calcutta High Court: Citing the concept of ‘co-extensive’ rights as laid down in Delhi Cloth and General Mills Co. Limited v. Union
Policy of ‘one Bar, one vote’ & ‘one person, one chamber, one court complex’ to be incorporated in Rules of all Bar Associations across Delhi
Delhi High Court: Disposing of a batch of petitions dealing with a matter of public importance involving the functioning of courts and