Harish Uppal Case- Lawyers’ Right to Strike
In ‘Ex. Cap. Harish Uppal v. Union of India (2002)’, four writ petitions were filed before Supreme Court to declare Lawyers’ call for boycotts and strikes illegal. The question for…
Can an advocate, punished for contempt of court may appear thereafter as a counsel in the courts?
The question came for consideration before Supreme Court in the case of ‘Pravin C. Shah v. K.A.Mohd Ali (2001)’ that, When an advocate was punished for contempt of court can…
Rules and Regulations for Foreign law firms issued by BCI
In an important development or if we can say historic, Bar Council of India notified rules and regulations for foreign law firms in India, and thus, allowed the foreign law…
Bar Council of India v. A.K. Balaji (2018)- An analysis
Recently Bar Council of India permitted foreign law firms in India on reciprocity basis and with certain limitations and restrictions. The council referred the case of ‘BCI v. A.K. Balaji…
Do Advocates Act, 1961 apply to persons practising in non-litigious matters?
The question came for consideration before the Supreme Court in the case of ‘Bar Council of India v. AK Balaji (2018)’. One of the questions before the court was that…