Plea was filed by 8 practicing lawyers who opposed notification considering lawyers associated with foreign law firms advocates & allowing them to practice law in non-litigious matters.
Modi govt, too, had urged apex court to let elected representatives debate the issue in Parliament after seeking inputs from stakeholders. 99.9% Indians are opposed to it, says BCI.
BCI has released rules to facilitate registration of international lawyers in India, 5 years after SC permitted entry of foreign lawyers and firms on a temporary basis.
The rule announced last week prohibited advocates from making ‘indecent, derogatory’ statements, among others, against a judge or member of the Bar’s disciplinary bodies.
Apart from the Bar Council of India’s plans for a common entrance test for LLM applicants across India being a terrible idea, its legality is also suspect.
Committee of SC judges has discussed various options after lawyers’ bodies demanded a return to physical hearings, but will only take a final decision in June-end.
All professions except those providing essential services have gone into lockdown mode as the only way to stop further outbreak and spread of the coronavirus.
Krishna has slandered an entire community in the name of freedom of speech. But Brahmin musicians numerically dominate the field due to a complex mix of socio-economic factors, not casteism.
Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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