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Amendment of Advocates Act, 1961 and reservation for female advocates proposed due to lack of representation

16 Jul 202116 Jul 2021

In a recent development, a group of 300 female lawyers from Mumbai, Maharashtra have sought for reservation of female advocates in the Bar Council of India as well as the…

Gujarat HC issues notice to Gujarat University on plea of law students to quash the notification of conducting offline exams

Gujarat High Court has issued notice for a petition filed by law students against Gujarat University’s decision to conduct offline examination. A few students belonging to the Gujarat University represented…

Plea seeking permission for advocates to advertise for limited purposes filed before the Apex Court

Considering the lack of work and networking for the advocates during the current pandemic a plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking direction for the Bar Council of…

One year Master Degree to be abolished in India

A Master Degree Program in Law of one year duration introduced in India in 2013(as per notification) by the University Grants Commission shall remain operative and valid until the Academic…

Bar Council of India to Push For ‘Minimum Experience’ Clause in Advocates Act

In order to regularise lawyers practising in various courts, the Bar Council of India (BCI) proposed a mandatory experience clause for newly enrolled advocates to practise at the Supreme Court…

Bar Council Of India allows Law Universities to conduct Physical Exams with NOC from Govt. and SDMA

Bar Council of India has decided to allow Universities/Centres of Legal Education to conduct physical examination with the NOC of the state government and State Disaster Management Authority, by giving…

State govt. had no power to mandate 25% domicile reservation in NLSIU: Karnataka HC

3 Oct 20203 Oct 2020

A division bench of Justices B V Nagathrama and Ravi V Hosmani of the Karnataka High Court have invalidated the 25% reservation mandate for admitting domicile students in the National…

A 77year old women moves SC challenging Rules prescribing age limit to study law

RISHABH DUGGAL & ANR (PETITIONERS)VERSUSTHE BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA & ANR (RESPONDENTS) Rules of Legal Education and BCI rules which sets the upper limit of admission of 3 years LLB…

JUSTICE ARUN MISHRA DEMITS SUPREME TODAY LEAVING A CURIOUS LEGACY

2 Sep 20202 Sep 2020

Justice Arun Mishra retires today from the supreme court. He had brought several cases to public discourse. The most recent case was regarding the contempt of court committed by lawyer…

All India Bar Examination (AIBE) to be conducted on November 8th 2020: Bar Council of India

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has announced the conduct of the All India Bar Exam (AIBE), 2020 on November 8, as per a schedule released on Thursday. Online registration…