More interest now in pocket version of Constitution, courtesy Rahul GandhiA leather-bound copy of the Constitution, measuring 20 centimetres in length and nine centimetres in breadth, has a deep Lucknow connection...
16 Jun, 2024, 11.20 AM IST
'Too much heat' hits Delhi courts, judges asked to let lawyers ditch robesRising temperatures in India's capital are prompting discussions on the necessity of lawyers' heavy black robes and coats, a tradition dati...
31 May, 2024, 11.39 AM IST
Judicial officers, lawyers ought to wear white neckband; black tie for interns: HCThe high court was hearing a petition by a law student challenging a 2022 circular issued by the Shahdara Bar Association resolving that in...
23 Feb, 2023, 06.09 PM IST
LA jury declares rapper Tory Lanez guilty of shooting Megan Thee StallionLanez may be sentenced to 20 years in prison.
24 Dec, 2022, 09.59 AM IST
SC refuses to entertain plea seeking exemption for lawyers from wearing black coats during summerThe plea has sought a direction to state bar councils to amend their rules and decide the time period when lawyers would be exempted from w...
25 Jul, 2022, 03.27 PM IST
Lawyers need not wear coats, gowns during virtual hearings: HCThe circular is in consonance with a similar order passed on May 13 by the Supreme Court, which exempting lawyers there from wearing coats ...
21 May, 2020, 05.22 PM IST
Dressing up demands: Evolution of robes and how they represented different purposesAs Indians started setting up their own institutions of higher education, they also tried to Indianise their academic robes. In 1919 at the...
09 Nov, 2019, 06.51 AM IST
Delhi Police vs lawyers: Hundreds of cops protest against Tis Hazari violenceA parking row between police personnel and lawyers on Saturday had escalated leading to violence and arson at the Tis Hazari Court complex....
05 Nov, 2019, 02.38 PM IST
Amid Ericsson heat, Anil Ambani wants the AC onFeeling warm inside the packed court room, Ambani asked why the air conditioning wasn’t on, only to be told he won't have his wish.
13 Feb, 2019, 03.55 PM IST
JNU stir: When defenders of civil rights turned attackers at Patiala House Court'I wanted to tell him that I was not one of those who shouted stupid slogans in JNU but a mere journalist covering an event.'
16 Feb, 2016, 11.04 AM IST
Women advocates not happy with dress code decree issued by Karnataka Bar CouncilThe Bar Council, in a circular last month, decreed that advocates appearing in courts shall wear “proper and dignified dress as prescribed ...
15 Sep, 2015, 10.09 AM IST
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan records statement with ED over alleged foreign violationsThe Pakistani singer recorded his statement with the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an alleged forex violations case against hi...
06 Aug, 2015, 10.31 PM IST
Corporate demand drives environment-law firms businessToday, several business houses are queuing up to seek litigation and advisory services from him. The same is the case with Sanjay Upadhyay’...
26 Aug, 2014, 01.28 AM IST
A case for the work suitForget the sterotypical long black coat. When you’re cracking legal deals, you need to be well turned out. Sujata Reddy decodes the style q...
28 May, 2014, 01.57 PM IST
High drama greets Subrata Roy at Supreme CourtA man, who later identified himself as Manoj Sharma threw black ink on Roy. Sharma, who claimed to be a lawyer from Gwalior, was detained b...
04 Mar, 2014, 04.15 PM IST
Meet Mohan Parasaran, the third solicitor general of India in less than two years“Being SG is more a challenging job now as we are passing through a critical phase. There are issues related to corruption and coalition.”
24 Feb, 2013, 02.11 PM IST
- 2G scam: Lawyers go on strike; A Raja, Kanimozhi and Balwa argue his own case
The high-profile accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case performed an unusual task in the courtroom on Thursday-they argued their own ca...
12 Aug, 2011, 10.35 AM IST