It's been signed by Gujarat HC Advocates’ Association, Kerala HC Advocates’ Association, Awadh Bar Association Lucknow, Advocates' Assn Bengaluru, Allahabad HC Bar association etc.
The bar association has also questioned the procedure to appoint Supreme Court and high court judges, calling it non-transparent, and called for a review of the collegium system.
Under the 2025 Bill, boycotts & abstentions that affect court work will be penalised. It also allows Centre, among other things, to appoint 3 members to Bar Council of India.
R N Tripathi, a bar member, has called for MP Chief Justice's recusal from hearing a PIL on temple removal from police stations. An HC official denies any demolition took place.
Bar association secretary says 90% of high court lawyers refrained from proceedings Monday. The decision on whether to continue the boycott is to be made Tuesday.
The Bar Association of the Calcutta High Court has written to Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam, asking for all judicial work to be withdrawn from Justice Gangopadhyay’s bench.
Protesting such a move in open court first time, association raised objections during oath-taking ceremony, referring to tenures of Justices Surya Prakash Kesarwani and M.V. Muralidaran.
Office-bearers of AFT Chandigarh bar association say they're likely to move High Court or Supreme Court against decision to transfer Justice (retd.) Dharam Chand Chaudhury to Kolkata bench.
The decision to transfer Justice Nikhil Kariel from Gujarat HC was taken in the first meeting of the new Supreme Court collegium formed after Justice Chandrachud took over as CJI.
World Bank data highlights a lack of government programmes that provide women entrepreneurs access to finance and training, which can support them in opening and running a business.
India used multiple types of aircraft, air to surface missiles & air defence systems to inflict damage to PAF. Almost all strikes were covered by high-res recon UAVs & satellites.
Pakistani establishments and their proxies are prone to severe, predictable 7-year-itch. Each step up the escalation ladder buys India about this many years of deterrence on average.
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