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Anticipatory bail for Bar Council of Delhi staffer amid probe into ‘fake’ lawyer ‘enrollment racket’

Staffer allegedly helped a lawyer holding a fake law degree to get enrolled in Council with insider connections. Court says the only 'incriminating evidence' was the lawyer's statement.

Rohini court bans clerks, general public from wearing white shirts & black pants during court visits

The move by the Rohini Court Bar Association comes in the wake of complaints of touts falsely representing themselves as advocates or clerks of advocates and defrauding litigants.

What was the points-based system for designating senior advocates & why SC scrapped it

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has scrapped the points-based system of designating senior advocates and issued a new set of guidelines since the existing process was...

Bar Council demands removal of provisions in Advocates Bill that ‘undermine its autonomy’

BCI has written to the law ministry protesting several ‘unilateral’ additions & demanding their immediate removal; warns of nationwide protests.

Law Minister Arjun Meghwal to present Advocate Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha today

The Bill repeals certain obsolete provisions of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 and seeks to make the offence of ‘Touting’ punishable.

Chennai visually impaired lawyer creates history by clearing Supreme Court’s advocate-on-record exam

N.Visakhamurthy, a patient of Retinitis Pigmentosa with Macular degeneration, is among 26O candidates to clear exam held in December last year. He had earlier cleared TNPSC & UPSC.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.