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Elizabeth Holmes appeals her Theranos fraud conviction, prison term

Lawyers for Holmes, 38, filed a single-page notice of appeal without disclosing on what grounds she will ask the Court of Appeals to overturn the guilty verdict reached by a jury 11 months ago

Plea seeks waiver of enrolment fees for transgenders as lawyers, SC refuses

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea which sought the waiving of registration fee for transgender lawyers charged by the statutory Bar bodies for enrolment, saying such issues do not fall under the parameters of the judicial review. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha said that the parameters of judicial review did not allow constitutional courts to pass orders such as waiver of enrolment fees. "You cannot say that you do not charge an enrolment fee. Why just transgender persons, why not extend this to women, disabled and marginalised persons," the CJI asked. "You must understand the parameters of judicial review." The bench asked why only in the legal profession, such fee waiver should be extended to the medical field also, and said it would dismiss the plea. The counsel for petitioner M Karpagam then decided to withdraw the petition. The top court permitted Karpagam to give a representation to this effect to the Bar Counc

CJI seeks visually impaired lawyer's help to make SC site disabled-friendly

In a bid to make the software used by the Supreme Court accessible to those visually impaired, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud sought assistance of senior lawyer S K Rungta and asked him how he follows written arguments of lawyers and gets them converted into a braille document. Rungta, who lost his vision at a very young age, was responding to the written submissions of eminent senior lawyers in a case related to the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission before a bench which comprised the CJI and Justices Hima Kohli and J B Pardiwala. I wanted to ask you a personal question. I hope you do not mind. The other counsel is citing a compilation, how do you follow it, the CJI asked, adding I am chairing the e-committee as you know, and this (making software accessible to all) is one of my missions." The senior lawyer said he was more than willing to assist the top court in its noble cause and explained how he responds to written arguments in courts instantly. The ..

When lawyers strike, consumer of justice suffers, not judges: CJI

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Saturday said when lawyers strike, the consumer of justice suffers, the person for whom justice is meant, and not the judges or the lawyers.

Not getting enough lawyers to serve in higher judiciary: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed disappointment over not getting enough eligible lawyers for lateral entry into higher judiciary as additional district judges across the country. Lawyers with a minimum of seven years experience can take a competitive examination for lateral into Higher Judicial Services (HJS) as ADJs. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud was hearing a plea of several unsuccessful candidates of the higher judicial services (HJS) examination held recently in Rajasthan. Refusing to entertain the plea, the bench, also comprising Justices Hima Kohli and J B Pardiwala, asked the candidates to approach the high court instead. The court said it is of the considered view that such a challenge can be raised under Article 226 of the Constitution in the Rajasthan High Court. The counsel, Prashant Bhushan, submitted that the answer sheets be evaluated by a former judge... We leave it open to the petitioners to move the Rajasthan High Court. We request the Chi

Lawyer suing Twitter over layoffs says Elon Musk trying to comply

Attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan said she "will be monitoring the situation" at Twitter to ensure employees receive appropriate notice and compensation.

SC dismisses plea to block Justice Chandrachud's appointment as next CJI

The petition sought contempt proceedings and criminal action against Justice Chandrachud, objected to CJI Lalit hearing the case

DY Chandrachud appointed 50th Chief Justice of India, to take oath on Nov 9

Lauded as a feminist judge for his reasoning, Justice Chandrachud spoke to young law graduates recently and told them to incorporate a feminist way of thinking while dealing with the law

SC takes strong exception to senior lawyer appearing via video conference

The Supreme Court Friday took strong exception to the appearance of a senior lawyer through video conference and directed him to be present in the court physically. A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and C T Ravikumar said this behaviour of not coming to the court is unacceptable. "We don't understand this business. Why are you not coming to the court? We are sitting in court from 10 am to 5 pm. This is unacceptable. Lawyers remain physically present in the court to argue the cases. You people just come on screen for five minutes and go back somewhere. You are busy lawyers for various reasons. We don't appreciate this," the bench observed. The bench refused to proceed with the matter for the hearing of which the lawyer had appeared online and sternly asked him to come to the court on Monday. The lawyer yielded. "Whatever the court says is the word of law," he said. The top court has been hearing cases through video conference since March 2020 due to the pandemic. It relaxed or tight

CJI Lalit says lawyers must be rational in thinking, fact-finding in nature

Lawyers must be rational in thinking and fact-finding in nature, Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit said on Saturday. Addressing a seminar organised by the Bar Council of India in Patna, CJI Lalit said the objective of advocates should be upholding the rule of law. "Lawyers must keep in mind that their objective and motto should be upholding the rule of law. Advocates have a wonderful quality of convincing and catering fundamental inputs to the mind of the public. They must be rational in thinking and fact-finding in nature," he said. Young lawyers should draw inspiration from the inherent qualities of eminent freedom fighters who were lawyers, he said. "Even many freedom fighters were from the legal profession. Young lawyers have a bigger role to play in society," CJI Lalit added. Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, who also addressed the gathering, said the executive, legislature and judiciary are working in the interests of the nation. "All three pillars shou

CJI U U Lalit asks law graduates to devote time, energy to legal aid work

Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit urged law graduates on Saturday to devote their time and energy to legal-aid work. Speaking at the ninth convocation of National Law University Odisha here, Lalit called upon the graduates to have absolute passion for the profession and show compassion for people of the country. The CJI said that during his association with the National Legal Services Authority for over a year, he observed that the legal aid work in the country faced neglect at times. Lalit did not elaborate further, but urged the young graduates to devote their time and energy to legal aid work. "Hereafter, the society will be looking forward to your contributions at every juncture," the CJI told the law students. He stated that the profession of law has been one of the frontrunners when it comes to keeping civil rights intact. "History of every society, every country shows that legally-trained minds have been beacons, path breakers and centres of attraction when it comes

Indian designers get lawyers on board, declare war against plagiarism

The battle is tough though, with laws limiting and the market for fakes vast

BoI takes Future Lifestyle to NCLT under bankruptcy code for due recovery

FLFL - in its filing with the BSE - said Saraf and Partners, advocates, on behalf of BoI, has served a petition under Section 7 of the IBC 2016

Srinagar police raid residences of three lawyers in advocate murder case

Police carried out raids here on Wednesday at the residences of three lawyers, including former Kashmir High Court Bar Association president Mian Abdul Qayoom, as part of the probe into the killing of an advocate. "Srinagar police conducting searches at residence of Adv Miyan Qayoom, Adv Manzoor Dar and Adv Muzzaffar Mohd in connection with further #investigation of #murder of Adv Babar Qadri, FIR No 62/2020 of PS Lal Bazar," Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar said in a tweet. A posse of policemen arrived at Qayoom's Barzulla residence early in the morning to carry out the searches. Qayoom is the father-in-law of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court judge Justice Javed Iqbal Wani. Advocate Babar Qadri was shot dead by terrorists inside his residence in the city's Hawal area in September 2020. Qadri, who was a vocal critic of the bar association leadership, particularly of Qayoom, had claimed threat to his life three days before he was shot .

Trial lawyers in England & Wales to strike indefinitely over funding, fees

The Criminal Bar Association, which represents thousands of barristers in England and Wales, said around 80% of its members backed escalation of industrial action that has run since the end of June

Elon Musk files defence under seal as Twitter trial is set for Oct 17

Twitter's lawsuit against Elon Musk over a canceled $44 billion buyout of the social-media platform is set for a 5-day trial starting Oct 17 in Delaware

Twitter lawyers say they can prevail over Elon Musk in just four days

The Twitter buyout agreement specifies all legal disputes over the deal must be heard in Delaware, corporate home to more than half of US public companies, including Twitter and Musk's Tesla Inc

Courts have become spectator sports but can't degenerate into public brawls

The advent of 24x7 news channels, continual live-tweeting and YouTubed webcasting of proceedings have made judges and lawyers participants in a judicial content-creating version of Big Boss

Don't lose the plot while buying land: Hire a lawyer to verify legal title

Plots don't age, offer better RoI than apartments

SC insists on physical presence of lawyers in court, adjourns matters

The bench said, We are coming to court every day. You can also come and argue your cases here. Lawyers who are physically present in the courtroom will get our indulgence.