Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2026 also proposes increased women’s representation in state Bar Councils and ‘fly‑in, fly‑out’ provisions for foreign lawyers.
Delhi HC bar association called a strike on Tuesday against HC’s administrative proposal to raise the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts from Rs 2 crore to Rs 10 crore.
Legal experts say such boycotts go against the constitutional principles of free and fair trial, and also violate Bar Council of India Rules on the duties of advocates.
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 Bar Association survey, the first of its kind, revealed 81% women lawyers had harder professional journey than male peers; 71.5% reported some form of professional impact due to marital status.
Statutory basis for pecuniary jurisdiction is Section 6 of Civil Procedure Code (CPC). Delhi HC has begun consultations on increasing pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts.
Delhi Police has sent letters to all 12 district courts in Delhi, seeking permission to let formal police witnesses depose virtually, from police stations.
The move was triggered by a PIL over acute space shortage, with Chief Justice-headed division bench ordering that no relocation can take place unless general body reaches a consensus.
NSFDC beneficiaries fell from 1.18 lakh to 61,394 in a year as a Parliamentary panel flagged no fresh equity, nine board vacancies and weak state agencies.
It is reliably learnt that Airbus, which had initially offered its A400M, is likely to sit it out since its aircraft outweighs requirements with payload capacity of 37 tonnes.
It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.
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