News Update ADVOCATES PREFER TO BE DESIRABLE FOR THE MSME ACT 26 Aug 2021 FACTS:-The plea was filed by the advocate Abhijith Mishra under the PIL in Delhi HC regarding the Ministry of MSME does not consider the advocate's profession under the definition of…
News Update Amended Bar Council of India Rules a direct attack on free speech: plea in Bombay High Court 25 Jul 2021 The Rules of Bar Council of India (BCI) have been amended which prohibit criticism of the regulatory body as well as State Bar Councils across the country and same have…
News Update NOTIFICATION BY BCI IS AN ABSOLUTE INFRINGE OF ART 19(1)(a) 24 Jul 2021 The petition was filed before the Bombay high court whichnotifications made by BCI were violations of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 14,19(1)(a)&21. BCIs amended rules were prohibiting BCI or…
News Update Registration for AIBE-XVI extended till July 15 2021 14 Jun 202114 Jun 2021 The date for registration for AIBE is extended till July 15 2021, the rescheduled date for the AIBE- XVI will be declared soon,” BCI statedAIBE- XVI was initially held on…
News Update Bar Council Of India Constitutes 7 member Committee to draft ” Advocate’s Protection Bill 13 Jun 202113 Jun 2021 The Bar Council Of India ( BCI) has constituted a 7 member Committee to draft an Advocacte's Protection Bill , in the wake of recent reports from different parts of…
News Update End-term examination to be mandatorily conducted by all law schools: Expert Committee formed by BCI 10 Jun 202110 Jun 2021 Expert Committee composed of BCI“The Committee also took note of the previous resolutions of the Indian Bar Association on May 27, 2020, September 6, 2020, May 10, 2020, and January…
News Update BCI Constitutes Expert Committee to Decide Evaluation Method for Law Students in Intermediate Semesters 2 Jun 2021 The Indian Bar Association has formed a 12-person high-level expert committee to decide the assessment methodology of middle school law students amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic led…
News Update Supreme Court: Training on Gender Sensitisation mandatory for Judges and Public prosecutor & to be included in AIBE & LL.B syllabi 19 Mar 2021 A special leave petition was filed in The Madhya Pradesh High Court for seeking directions stating that all the High Courts and trial Courts be directed to refrain from making…
News Update Supreme Court to begin hybrid mode hearings: Lawyers will have option to appear either physically or virtually in physical courts 14 Feb 202114 Feb 2021 The Supreme Court will begin the hearings via hybrid mode where the option of appearing in the physical courts, either physically or virtually will be at the option of the…
News Update The National Law school consortium challenging the decision of BCI to scrap one year LL.M has been moved to the Supreme Court 10 Feb 202117 Feb 2021 The decision of the Bar Council of India regarding the one year LL.M has been challenged by two individuals already. Now, a consortium of National Law Universities have been moved…