The Kerala High Court denies pre-arrest bail to criminal advocate CP Udayabhanu who is accused of contriving the plan of murdering a real estate broker named Rajeev. The departed Rajeev earlier filed a petition seeking police protection in the High Court claiming that he was facing threat to life from the subordinate employed by C.P Udayabhanu, following a failed real estate
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Lawyers And Litigants Soon To Get Updates Of Cases, Copies Of Orders & Judgments Via Email
The Supreme courts eCommittee has ordered the High Court to create a database of lawyers and litigants to create a Case Information System. Creation of such database shall help the parties and their advocates to get regular updates of their cases through registered email addresses. The High Courts have directed all District and Sessions Judges to create a database of email ids
Legal Profession Needs Independent Body For Regulation of Fee and Ethics: Centre & SC
The Apex Court and the Centre supported the establishing of an independent body for regulation of fees and ethics in the legal profession as the regulatory framework needs a review. Further, it was suggested that the Bar Council of India may introduce a mechanism for feedback by clients on advocates performance to ensure good quality of service. Shikha TiwariI
Supreme Court Introduces New System For Seniors, CJI-Headed Panel To Vet Applications
The Supreme Court in an effort to increase the efficiency and bring a transparency into the process of delegating advocates as “seniors”, said that all the matters relating to it will be dealt preliminary by a committee headed by the Chief Justice. The committee shall have a Secretariat and will be known as Committee For Designation Of Seniors. Shikha TiwariI
Senior Advocate And HRLN Founder Colin Gonsalves Awarded The ‘Alternate Nobel Prize’
Senior Advocate and HRLN founder, Mr. Colin Gonsalves, has been awarded the 2017 Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’. As per an official press release, Mr. Gonsalves has been endowed with the honor “for his tireless and innovative use of public interest litigation over three decades to secure fundamental human rights for India’s most