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The Supreme Court Monday declined to entertain a plea that had sought the court`s direction that lawyers should not address judges as "Lordship", saying it was for the members of the bar to change their habits.
Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 21:15
Addressing judges as My Lord or Your Lordships in courts is a relic of colonial era and a sign of slavery, a petition filed in Supreme Court said on Monday and sought a ban on their use in the country.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 14:03
Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Sunday termed the controversial remark of one of the defence lawyers in the December 16 gang-rape case as "outrageous".
Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 22:49
Bar Council of India opposed the National Judicial Appointment Commission Bill for looking into appointment and transfer of judges.
Last Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 21:42
Lawyers on Monday boycotted judicial work at the Allahabad High Court in keeping with a day-long strike call given by the Bar Council of India.
Last Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 14:40
Lawyers boycotted judicial work at the Allahabad HC, the district court and the bench of the CAT in keeping with a day-long strike call given by the Bar Council of India.
Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 23:10
Lawyers in Rajasthan have decided to join the nation-wide strike called by BCI in protest against police actions on advocates.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 14:49
Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir on Saturday expressed concern over the falling standards of the legal profession and said the weaknesses in its need to be rectified.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 12:25
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday said our legal luminaries today require a comprehensive understanding of the complexities of an interdependent and global economy.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 23, 2012, 15:12
Law Minister Salman Khurshid made it clear that legal education would remain within the purview of Bar Council of India.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 14:37
Judicial work was paralysed at the Allahabad High Court, the bench of the CAT, the district court and other judicial bodies here due to the Bar Council of India`s call for a nationwide strike.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 14:15
City lawyers Wednesday joined the two-day strike called by the Bar Council of India (BCI) to protest a proposed legislation that could affect its autonomy and the entry of foreign law institutes and universities in the country.
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