Malaysian Bar asks govt to repeal sedition act

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 17:38

The Malaysian Bar has asked the government to repeal the country`s authoritarian Sedition Act as it severely encroaches upon "freedom of expression" and exercise of fundamental civil liberties enshrined in the Constitution.

Bar boycotts court in Gandhinagar

Last Updated: Friday, June 4, 2010, 15:08

The Gandhinagar Bar Association has announced an indefinite boycott of court proceedings following the arrest of a lawyer three days ago, its president said here Friday.

SC stays Madras HC order on bar association bye-laws

Last Updated: Monday, May 24, 2010, 23:06

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a High Court judgement amending the bye-laws governing the Madras High Court Advocates Association.

Shutdown bar association hits life in Srinagar

Last Updated: Monday, May 10, 2010, 12:48

Normal life was adversely affected by a shutdown called by the bar association here Monday as authorities imposed restrictions in the old city areas, officials said.

Pak SC won`t allow anyone to flout its decisions: Chaudhry

Last Updated: Sunday, May 9, 2010, 14:58

Pak`s CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry said the SC will get its decisions implemented "at any cost" and not allow anyone to flout them.

State-wide strike called by J&K Bar Association on May 10

Last Updated: Saturday, May 8, 2010, 15:46

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA) on Saturday called for a state-wide strike on Monday, coinciding with the opening of Civil Secretariat and ther move offices here after six months.

Cash-at-judge`s-door: Bar Asso claims offences made out

Last Updated: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 20:47

A CBI court on Saturday asked Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association to provide the "ingredients" on which it had contended that offences are made out against the accused in the cash-at-judge`s-door case.

Cash-for-judge scam: Bar association not allowed to argue

Last Updated: Monday, February 15, 2010, 15:20

Amid opposition from the counsel of the accused in the cash-for-judge scam, the Punjab & Haryana HC bar association was Monday not allowed to argue a protest plea filed by it against the CBI`s closure report in the matter.

Kashmir Bar Association to fight CBI rpt on Shopian deaths

Last Updated: Friday, December 18, 2009, 14:10

The Kashmir Bar Association Friday rejected the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) report into the death of two women in Shopian town and said it would fight the report both inside and outside the court.