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Haryana makes three years of law practice mandatory to appear for judicial service exam

In doing so, the state govt ended a two-decade-long experiment that had let fresh graduates enter the judicial service without a single day in court.

Supreme Court proposes stipend for young lawyers, better court infra for women advocates

SC suggests creating a dedicated fund for giving stipend to young lawyers for initial three years. It also calls for improving essential facilities for women lawyers across court complexes.

After Mamata’s HC appearance in lawyer robes, BCI seeks her enrolment records from Bengal Bar Council

The Calcutta High Court was hearing a PIL that sought a transfer of post-poll violence litigation to a larger five-judge bench. 

Andhra HC judge’s jail threat to lawyer: Advocate body says issue ‘amicably solved’, young lawyers fume

Advocates association stated matter was amicably resolved & both sides ‘moved on’. Younger members however issued another statement saying earlier one didn’t reflect their voice.

SC reconsiders 3-yr legal practice mandate for judicial office. What this will mean for women

As the Supreme Court reviews its mandate on three years’ advocacy before judicial entry, women aspirants speak of financial strain, marriage pressure and an uncertain wait.

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.

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.

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

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is, BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.