The counsel of the Unnao rape survivor's mother alleged before a Delhi court that he had received a death threat from expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar.
The lawyer, injured in a July 28 truck-car crash along with the victim, was flown from Lucknow and reached the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at 1.30 p.m
Senior advocate Harish Salve charged Re 1 as his fee to represent India during the public hearing in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague. Pakistan, on the other hand, spent more than Rs 20 crore on lawyers to prove that Jadhav was a spy.
The CBI has booked Grover, the president of Lawyers Collective, and unidentified office-bearers of the organisation, besides unidentified officials. The allegation was strongly disputed by Lawyers Collective in a statement issued last month.
The CBI arrested Sachin Punalekar, a lawyer representing some of the accused in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case along with a member of the right-wing organisation Sanatan Sanstha.
When asked what position he holds in the Congress party, Joseph said, "I am the national in charge for Indian Youth Congress legal department."
Several commentators have said that the #MeToo movement would fizzle out unless legal recourse is taken by or on behalf of women who have spoken up. Judicial redress may now be available for many of these women.
The top court’s statement came during the hearing of a PIL seeking to bar lawyer-lawmakers from practising in courts.
"The buzz in Delhi is that Nirmala Sitharaman will be removed as Defence Minister and appointed as lawyer of the Income Tax Department. Welcome to the bar, Sitharaman," tweeted Chidmabaram, a senior lawyer himself.
Allahabad: Lawyers create ruckus after colleague shot dead in broad daylight
Rajawat said that she has been called anti-Hindu and boycotted socially, adding that she would be approaching the Supreme Court to demand security for herself and her family.
The bench stopped the lawyer from mentioning the matter for urgent listing, saying it has been made clear last month that only Advocates-on-Record (AoRs) can mention cases for out-of-turn listing
Colin Gonsalves has been selected for the prestigious Right Livelihood Award 2017 - often described as the Alternative Nobel Prize.
India is a home to some of very influential and powerful lawyers who can hold the entire court in awe with their fabulous arguments and skills.
A two year old verification process carried out by the Bar Council of India has indicated that the number of fake lawyers across the country may be roughly around 45 per cent of the total.
Even as hugely understaffed Indian judiciary faces a staggering pendency of over two crores cases, frequent disruption of work in trial courts due to strikes by lawyers only adds to the problem. With around 51
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