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Notice To Prashant Bhushan On Contempt Plea
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to advocate Prashant Bhushan on a contempt plea filed by Attorney General K.K. Venugopal and the Centre saying that Bhushan tweeted that the AG "fabricated" minutes of a selection panel meeting on the appointment of then acting CBI Director M. Nageswara Rao that was cleared by the panel.....
SC Issues Notice To Professor For 'threatening' Senior Advocate
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Chennai-based professor N. Shanmughan in connection with a contempt petition filed by senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, alleging that the professor had threatened him for representing the Muslim side in the Ayodhya title dispute case.....
Rajeev Dhavan Sacked From Babri Case
Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who represented the Muslim parties in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute in the Supreme Court, on Tuesday said he has been sacked from the case.....
J&K: Crackdown Against Separatists In Decisive Phase, Jamaat Properties Seized, Offices Closed
For three decades, Kashmiri separatists owned palatial bungalows and offices in and outside Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistani stooges, who acted as advocates of the neighbouring country in Kashmir, used to run a parallel system as the political regimes didnt muster courage to act against them. They were allowed to get away with everything even the properties they purchased through illegal means. ....
Kejriwal Committed Serious Act Of Libel: Jaitley Tells HC
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has committed a "serious act of libel" through his "malicious falsehood by alleging that my wife and daughter are linked to fake companies", Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday.....
Minister Sidhu On TV Show: Punjab Mulls Legal Options
The Punjab government is exploring legal opinion on the issue of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's appearance on a popular television comedy show after he became a cabinet minister in the Amarinder Singh government.....
Maharashtra Couple Divorced - On Skype
Marking a probable first in Maharashtra, a Pune couple was granted divorce by mutual consent after appearing online on Skype, a lawyer said on Tuesday.....
Bar Council Of Delhi Requests Modi To Grant Rs 500 Crore Aid To Advocates
"The legal community in Delhi-NCR is facing severe financial crisis and the situation demands urgent intervention by the government by providing funds to the tune of Rs 500 crore from Contingency Fund of India as well as PM-CARES Fund," advocate K.C. Mittal, Chairperson of the council stated. ....
IT Raids In NCR Unearths Advocate's Unaccounted Cash, Property Investments
The Income Tax Department has said that its search and seizure action across Delhi, NCR and Haryana in the case of a leading advocate practicing in the field of commercial arbitration and alternate dispute resolution has led to findings of unaccounted cash and huge investments in posh properties. ....
Telangana Advocate Couple Hacked To Death, Videos Of Crime Go Viral
In a horrific crime caught on camera, an advocate couple practicing in the Telangana High Court was brutally murdered in broad daylight by unidentified persons in the state's Peddapalli district on Wednesday. ....
