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Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana’s Privilege Committee exonerates M3M Directors, Legal Team in Bench Hunting Allegations: Here’s Why

The Privileged Committee of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana found no evidence of any deliberate or coordinated attempt by any advocate to influence bench assignment or secure a favorable order through forum selection.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court directs High Courts to frame or amend rules for recruitment and service conditions for Court Managers; Issues directions for their regularisation

“The Court Managers having served for years, after rendering their services for such a long period, if they are not made permanent and are to be thrown away at this stage, it would cause a great hardship to them”

Judicial Officer adverse remarks expunged

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Criticising Judicial Officer should be avoided”; SC directs expunging of adverse remarks made against an ASJ in a Delhi HC judgment

The Court strictly pointed out that the High Court could not have used a judgment on the judicial side to advise individual Judicial Officers. That can only be done on the administrative side in an appropriate case.