Bar Council of India takes note of the Supreme Court Judgment in Mahipal Singh Rana v. State of U.P., (2016) 8 SCC 335 which held that Section 24A of the Advocates Act, 1961 which debars a convicted person from being enrolled applies to an advocate on the rolls of the Bar Council for a period of two …
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Can a lawyer convicted and sentenced for Contempt of Court continue to practice? Supreme Court says No.
At the outset, let’s understand the gist of two Supreme Court judgments on this issue. (1) Mahipal Singh Rana v. State of U.P., (2016) 8 SCC 335. Held: Section 24A of the Advocates Act, 1961 which debars a convicted person from being enrolled applies to an advocate on the rolls of the Bar Council for …
Mr. Prashanth Bhushan Contempt Case – Appeal to Junior Lawyers and Law Students .
Recent controversy relating to conviction of Sri Prashanth Bhushan, Advocate (herein after referred to as the contemnor) for contempt of court has given opportunity to some interested persons to create erroneous impression in the minds of the public and more importantly among law students and Junior Lawyers about the judiciary in the country and in …
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Payment received for shares, duly issued to a third party at the request of the payee, is not a financial debt. Application under Section 7 of the IBC is NOT maintainable. Supreme Court 7:8:2020. — Daksha Legal
M/s. Radha Exports (India) Pvt Ltd vs K.P. Jayaram and another, Civil Appeal 7474 /2019. Decided on 28 August 2020. Justice Arun Mishra & Justice Indira Banerjee. Judgment link: https://main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2019/33481/33481_2019_32_1502_23699_Judgement_28-Aug-2020.pdf Held: Para 43. The definition of ‘financial debt’ in Section 5(8) makes it clear that ‘financial debt’ means a debt along with interest, if any, …
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Payment received for shares, duly issued to a third party at the request of the payee, is not a financial debt. Application under Section 7 of the IBC is NOT maintainable. Supreme Court 7:8:2020.
M/s. Radha Exports (India) Pvt Ltd vs K.P. Jayaram and another, Civil Appeal 7474 /2019. Decided on 28 August 2020. Justice Arun Mishra & Justice Indira Banerjee. Judgment link: https://main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2019/33481/33481_2019_32_1502_23699_Judgement_28-Aug-2020.pdf Held: Para 43. The definition of ‘financial debt’ in Section 5(8) makes it clear that ‘financial debt’ means a debt along with interest, if any, …
Right to Information. A candidate who appeared in Public Service Commission examination can, as a matter of right and subject to certain conditions, seek for copies of his evaluated answer scripts depicting the marks awarded.
Right to Information. A candidate who appeared in Public Service Commission examination can, as a matter of right and subject to certain conditions, seek for copies of his evaluated answer scripts depicting the marks awarded. Karnataka High Court 26:8:2020. The Karnataka Public Service Commission vs Vinay Kumar Ramaiah and another. Writ Petition 8676 /2020. Decided …
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“ವಕೀಲರು ಯಶಸ್ಸು ಗಳಿಸುವ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಸತ್ಯಾನ್ವೇಶಣೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ನ್ಯಾಯ ಒದಗಿಸುವುದು ಮುಖ್ಯ” – ಹಿರಿಯ ವಕೀಲ ಶ್ರೀ. ಚ೦ದ್ರಮೌಳಿ.
ದಕ್ಷ ಲೀಗಲ್ ಏರ್ಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದ “ವೃತ್ತಿ ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಿರಿಯ ವಕೀಲರ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಹಿರಿಯರ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ” ಎ೦ಬ ವಿಚಾರ ಸ೦ಕಿರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ ಹಿರಿಯ ವಕೀಲರೂ ಹಾಗೂ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ವಕೀಲರ ಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನ ಸದಸ್ಯರೂ ಆದ – ಚ೦ದ್ರಮೌಳಿ “ನಾವು ಹಲವು ಮೊಕದ್ದಮೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತಾ೦ತ್ರಿಕ ಕಾರಣದಿ೦ದ ನಮ್ಮ ಕಕ್ಷಿದಾರರಿಗೆ ಜಯ ತ೦ದುಕೊಡುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಆದರೆ ಈ ಜಯವನ್ನು ನ್ಯಾಯಯುತ ಸತ್ಯಾನ್ವೇಶಣೆಗೆ ಜಯ ಎ೦ದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗದು. ಇ೦ತಹ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, ಈ ಜಯದಿ೦ದ ಪ್ರತಿವಾದಿಗೆ ಅತ್ಯ೦ತ ನಷ್ಟ ಉ೦ಟಾದಲ್ಲಿ, ಕಕ್ಷಿದಾರರಿಗೆ ಒ೦ದೆರಡು ಬುದ್ದಿಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು, ಹೇಳಿ, …
“ಹೆಣ್ಣುಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಬ೦ದ ಪಿತ್ರಾರ್ಜಿತ ಆಸ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೂ ಹಕ್ಕಿದೆ” – ಖ್ಯಾತ ಕಾನೂನು ತಜ್ಞ ಎಸ್. ಆರ್. ಸೂರ್ಯನಾರಾಯಣ ರಾವ್, ಚಿಕ್ಕಬಳ್ಳಾಪುರ
ನನ್ನನ್ನು ೨೦೦೫ ರಿ೦ದ ಕಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳೆ೦ದರೆ ಹಿ೦ದೂ ಉತ್ತರಾದಿಕಾರಿ ಕಾಯ್ದೆ ೧೯೫೬ಕ್ಕೆ ೨೦೦೫ ರಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಹೆಣ್ಣುಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಬ೦ದ ಪಿತ್ರಾರ್ಜಿತ ಆಸ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೂ ಹಕ್ಕಿದೆಯೇ?. ಹಾಗೂ ೨೦೦೫ ರ ನ೦ತರವೂ ಕೋಪಾರ್ಸನರಿ ಪದ್ದತಿ ಮು೦ದುವರೆಯುತ್ತದೆಯೇ?. ಆಲ್ ಇ೦ಡಿಯಾ ಲಾಯರ್ಸ್ ಯೂನಿಯನ್ ಇವರು ಏರ್ಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದ ವಿಚಾರ ಸ೦ಕಿರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಎರಡನೇ ಭಾಗದ ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸವನ್ನು ಶ್ರೀ. ಎಸ್. ಆರ್. ಸೂರ್ಯನಾರಾಯಣ ರಾವ್, ಹಿರಿಯ ವಕೀಲರು, ಚಿಕ್ಕಬಳ್ಳಾಪುರ ನಿನ್ನೆ (೨೬ ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ ೨೦೨೦) ನೀಡಿದರು. ಸ೦ಜೆ ೫ …
Law graduates from abroad. Enrollment as Advocates in India. Procedure.
The students who have studied abroad can also enroll as lawyers in India. For this purpose they have to study “Bridge Course” in the in Law Schools such as National Law School. The Bar Council of India on receipt of application from these students, will decide the duration of the Bridge Course and also the …
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