Data from 2025 notifications for High Court panels shows women making up barely a fifth of central government counsel. A 2023 Rajya Sabha reply confirms this is not a new problem.
He also said law commission is considering Advocate Protection Bill, while govt is looking at enhancing fees of its lawyers, & making payments on time.
Young lawyers challenge list of lawyers, released by Ministry of Law and Justice, who can represent govt bodies in courts. Plea says list includes some who are yet to get results of Bar exam.
With the Bombay HC ruling that the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act does not cover advocates, women lawyers have turned to the SC, pleading that they and legal workers have been left without protection.
Niche brand economics: e-commerce sites providing courtroom chic to young lawyers with identity-driven design, justifying the premium through community belonging.
SC judges Justices Joymalya Bagchi & Vikram Nath, senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sanjiv Sen & Jayanta Mitra spoke at the AK Sen Memorial Lecture in Delhi.
Subordinate judiciary plagued by stagnation, bleak promotional avenues & disillusionment, with most only dreaming of being district judge. A constitution bench looks for solution.
The court says the habit is unprofessional. While the Bar Council has warned that AI is fraught with risks, lawyers argue that mobile phones are already used for summons & notices.
Strike was announced after a previous circular allowed formal police witnesses to depose virtually from police stations following a notification issued by the Lieutenant Governor.
Production houses and big studios are already fast-tracking projects pitched by pro-Hindutva players. Choking those who choose to remain outside these charmed circles is not a big deal.
The countries signed a memorandum for co-development of UNICORN masts in November 2024. India has been second Asian nation to have such an agreement with Tokyo, after Philippines.
Mr. Mehmood Pracha is grossly mistaken. The Islamic principle of “Once a Waqf, always a Waqf” cannot and must not be applicable within the sovereign territory of India. This principle is unacceptable under the Indian Constitution. The Constitution of India rules supreme over such idiotic religious principles.
As for Muslims, they got their “property” when they insisted on the division of British India and creation of an Islamic state of Pakistan. They have no moral right to lay claim to any more of land in the subcontinent.
Mr. Mehmood Pracha is grossly mistaken. The Islamic principle of “Once a Waqf, always a Waqf” cannot and must not be applicable within the sovereign territory of India. This principle is unacceptable under the Indian Constitution. The Constitution of India rules supreme over such idiotic religious principles.
As for Muslims, they got their “property” when they insisted on the division of British India and creation of an Islamic state of Pakistan. They have no moral right to lay claim to any more of land in the subcontinent.