Tag: Supreme Court Bar Association

Bar Council of India stays removal of Supreme Court Bar Association’s secretary

The suspension had come after Arora had called an emergent general meeting (EGM) of the lawyers' body on May 11 to deliberate on agenda for removing Dave from the post of SCBA President.

May 12, 2020

6 SC judges down with swine flu; Justice Sanjiv Khanna seen in mask in court

Justice Chandrachud said that it was decided that the top court will make vaccines available for inoculation of lawyers.

February 25, 2020

‘Opposing govt can’t be labelled as anti-national’: Supreme Court judge

He reiterated that the Opposition has the right to protest as long as peaceful means are adopted.

February 24, 2020

Justice in the time of AI

A proposal is currently under consideration for the introduction of Artificial Intelligence to aid the justice delivery system. A reclassification of crimes for trial of offences under the social welfare code, correctional code, economic and other white collar crimes, criminal code, organised crime and terrorism, also needs to be considered. In the given situation it can be safely summarised that merely raising the strength of the judicial officers may not be enough for quick delivery of justice to the common man as the system calls for changes in judicial as well as criminal code and police procedures.

December 1, 2019

Tis Hazari violence: SC lawyers march to India Gate, demand cops’ suspension

'The government should provide compensation to the lawyers who were injured in the Tis Hazari Court, and the money should be deducted from the salaries of the police personnel involved', President of Supreme Court Bar Association said.

November 4, 2019

Highlights from Chief Justice Dipak Misra’s farewell speech and a few landmark judgments

Justice Dipak Misra served as the 45th Chief Justice of India, from August 28, 2017, to October 2, 2018.

October 1, 2018

Don’t destroy, weaken the system but transform it: CJI

"To criticise, attack and destroy a system is quite easy (but) very difficult and challenging to transform it into a performing one. For this one has to transcend one's personal ambitions or grievances", the Chief Justice said.

August 15, 2018

New creche on Supreme Court premises from May 1

The top court has approved the new guidelines for regulating the facility

April 8, 2018

BCI members discuss SC judges issue, say presser ‘unfortunate’

The Supreme Court Bar association held a meeting on Saturday over the allegations levelled against the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, by the four senior most SC judges on Friday. The Bar members also addressed the mediapersons. They said “there were issues, but they needed to be resolved within the house”. Bar Council of …

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January 13, 2018

Vice President Naidu condoles death of advocate P.P. Rao

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday condoled the death of senior advocate P.P. Rao and said he was considered one of the foremost constitutional law experts in the country. Rao, 84, died here on Wednesday following a heart attack. Both Naidu and Rao hail from Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh. “I am deeply grieved …

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September 14, 2017