Government of Delhi cabinet approves over Rs 40 crore to give insurance to lawyers registered at Bar Council of Delhi

New Delhi, October 30, 2020: The Delhi cabinet has approved over Rs 40 crore to provide medical insurance of Rs 5 lakh and term insurance of Rs 10 lakh to the lawyers registered at Bar Council of Delhi under the Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme, Law minister Kailash Gahlot said Friday. The lawyers will be insured under the Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme, which was announced by the city government in December 2019. The AAP government had set aside a corpus of Rs 50 crore for the welfare of lawyers under the scheme. ....- Read More.

Ramakant Sharma, Sr. Lawyer, unanimously re-elected as Chairman and Narinder Singh Thakur as Vice-Chairman of Himachal Pradesh Bar Council

New Delhi/Shimla, October 17, 2020: The Himachal Pradesh senior advocate, Ramakant Sharma, was unanimously re-elected as the Chairman and Narinder Singh Thakur as Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh. According to reports that Shri Sharma was re-elected as chairman of the Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh for the fourth time. He held the post between January 12, 2006, and March 1, 2008, and March 2, 2008, and September 12, 2009, and from August 7, 2018, to October 17, 2020. ....- Read More.

Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana announces District Bar Association polls on November 6

New Delhi, October 14, 2020: The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (BCPH) has announced district Bar association polls on November 6. It also set aside the notification for Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association (PHHCBA) polls for October 24 put out by the election committee head, senior advocate KS Sidhu. The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana Chairman Karanjit Singh said the notification was in violation of norms as the elections for district Bars in both the states and Chandigarh and high court Bar have to take place on the same date ....- Read More.

Allahabad High Court held Bar Council has no power to constitute Elders Committee for Bar Associations and Bar Council does not have the jurisdiction

New Delhi/Allahabad, October 10, 2020: The Allahabad High Court has held that Bar Council has no power to constitute Elders Committee for Bar Associations and clarified that the Bar Council does not have the jurisdiction to "usurp" the power for constitution of an Elders Committee under the Bye-laws of a Bar Association. The Allahabad High Court Division Bench comprising of Justices Sunita Agarwal and Ajay Bhanot has held that Elders Committee is a "permanent statutory committee"........- Read More.

Bar Council of Kerala intimates its decision to abstain from participating or cooperating with Adalat, E-Adalats, untill all grienvences of Advocates' profession are settled

Kochi, October 02, 2020: The Bar Council of Kerala on has intimated the decision to abstain from participating or cooperating with any Adalat, including E-Adalats, in the State of Kerala till all the issues affecting the Advocates' profession in the state are settled, which was taken in conjunction with the Advocates community of Kerala and all Bar Associations........- Read More.

Delhi Bar Council elects new office-bearers unopposed for next term on 7th September 2020

New Delhi, September 08, 2020: The Senior Advocate Ramesh Gupta has been elected as the new Chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi. Mr. Himal Akhtar, has been elected Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi and Mr. Manoj K Singh, is the newly elected Chairman, Executive Committee. Manoj K Singh, Founding Partner, Singh & Associates.......- Read More.

Bar Council Of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim decides to Sit-In Protest for the Physical Resumption of Courts on 13th August 2020

New Delhi, August 11, 2020: The Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim has decided to Sit-In-Protest for an hour-long to be staged in front of the courts to voice their demand for the resumption of the physical court proceedings citing the plight of lawyers. According to reports in an urgent meeting held on Monday by the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, .......- Read More.

Delhi Bar Council informs Delhi High Court : Rs.5,000 each to 16,448 Advocates in need, totalling to Rs. 8.22 cr. in COVID19

New Delhi, July 08, 2020: The Bar Council of Delhi on Wednesday, informed the Delhi High Court that financial assistance of Rs.5,000/- each has been granted to 16,448 Advocates in Need, an amount totalling to Rs. 8.22 crores in order to deal with the crisis situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.......- Read More.

Gujarat Bar Council resolution to lift bar on the practicing lawyers from taking up some other employment in COVID-19

Ahmedabad, June 22, 2020: The Bar Council of Gujarat has passed a resolution in order to lift the bar on the practicing lawyers from taking up some other employment until December 31, 2020, in an offer to help lawyers confronting financial difficulties attributable to the fall in the court work in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. .....- Read More.

Maharashtra and Goa Bar Council opposes the proposal to decriminalise Sec.138 of NI Act, writes to Finance Ministry

New Delhi, June 22, 2020: The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa has composed a letter to the Finance Ministry enlisting its dissent against the proposed move to decriminalize the offense of dishonor of cheque under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act). In its letter written to the Finance Ministry (FM), the Council has said that, whenever effectuated, the proposed move would adversely affect the livelihoods.....- Read More.

Delhi High Court directed Delhi Government to procurement insurance policies for Delhi Advocates under CM Scheme

New Delhi, Jun 18 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the AAP government to invite tenders for providing mediclaim and term insurance to lawyers registered with Bar Council of Delhi under the Rs 50 crore Chief Minister''s Advocates Welfare Scheme.

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Delhi High Court denies Interim relief to Chief, UP Bar Council restrained from performing duties by Bar Council of India

New Delhi, June 18, 2020: The Delhi High Court has denied interim protection to Mr Hari Shankar Singh, the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council, who has been restrained from performing his duties by the Bar Council of India pending the elections to the said State Bar Council.

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Bar Council Of Delhi approaches High Court for Insurance to Advocates registered Under CM Advocates Welfare Scheme

New Delhi, June 07, 2020: The Bar Council of Delhi filed a petition before the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the Government of Delhi to grant medical and term insurance to Advocates registered under the Chief Minister's Advocates Welfare Scheme, within 15 days.

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