Lawyer
Guilty of Misrepresentation
by Amit Gupta†
Devika Sharma in Ep. 57 of SCC Online Weekly Rewind brings stories relating to a Man allegedly cheating woman by hiding his homosexuality to Relationship of a Lawyer-Client & more
Top Story Thane Court Man allegedly cheats a woman by suppressing material fact of him being homosexual: Will Thane Court grant
Bom HC | Lawyer-client relationship is a fiduciary one; any act which is detrimental to legal rights of clients’ needs to be punished
Bombay High Court: Stating that it is the duty of every Advocate to uphold professional integrity so that citizens can legally secure
All HC accepts unqualified apology, Closes 21 yr old contempt case against lawyers involving strike, boycott, destruction and throwing away of court records
Allahabad High Court: While enunciating that “Nobility and contribution to freedom struggle of our nation are the two attributes which rush to
Madras HC | Administrator of WhatsApp group approaches Court for relief in FIR filed for promoting enmity between different groups. Read Court’s order
Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., dealt with an interesting matter where the petitioner who was administrator of a WhatsApp group approached
LSAC Global | 2nd Moot Court Competition for Law Aspirants, 2021
Law schools organize Moot Competitions to train law students in reasoning, argument, and legal analysis. These competitions teach students to explore both
Del HC | [InterDigital v. Xiaomi] Constitution of a “two-tier” Confidentiality Club in Standard Essential Patents Litigation: Read why HC considered such an arrangement to be against the principles of natural justice & fair play
Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J., after a wholesome discussion, rejected the idea of the constitution of a “two-tier” Confidentiality Club
P&H HC| Newly married lawyer keeps ‘Doli’ ceremony on hold to appear for his client. His commitment doesn’t go unnoticed
Punjab & Haryana High Court: In an interesting order, Arun Monga, J acknowledged a lawyer’s commitment towards discharging his duty to his
Madras HC | Can an advocate be made criminally liable under S. 500 IPC who acts as per the instructions of his or her client? HC explains proposition
Madras High Court: G.K. Ilathiraiyan, J., observed that, Section 500 of the Penal Code, 1860 cannot be attracted wherein an advocate acts professionally
Mahatma Gandhi as a Lawyer — Truth Incarnate
by Om Prakash Motiwal*
IDIA Stories | IDIA Scholar Biswajit Shil remains undeterred in his quest for legal education in face of myriad struggles
Here’s the story of Biswajit Shil, an IDIA Scholar: Background My name is Biswajit Shil and I am studying at the WB
All HC | Counsel alleged of raping young woman lawyer, granted interim relief from being arrested
Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Attau Rahman Masoodi and Rajeev Singh, JJ., addressed the matter wherein the Government Counsel who has
State Brief/ Lawyer cannot withdraw himself from a case alleging difficulty to conduct the case “by telling lies in the Court”
Kerala High Court: While dealing with a matter before the Court where a State Brief, who was appointed for the appellant to