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Supreme Court issues notice on plea to probe fake advocates, Cockroach Janta Party activitiesThe Supreme Court has requested responses from the central government and the Bar Council of India. A plea seeks an investigation into fake...
Higher education bill may not improve autonomy of HEIs, treats courses inconsistently: Think tankA legislative think tank analysis suggests the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, may not significantly improve higher education ...
Family Trusts need a rethink: DPDP, PMLA rules collide with informal promoter structuresIndia's family businesses face a complex succession era due to evolving regulations and generational differences. Law firms like Veritas Le...
Pension is salary, family pension is not: Key tax rules pensioners must know before filing ITR for AY 2026-27Pension and family pension are taxed differently under the Income-Tax Act, yet many taxpayers continue to confuse the two while filing retu...
Husband claimed wife wasn't doing household work; HC orders him to pay Rs 20,000/month as wives not ‘deemed maids’The husband, a Chartered Accountant (CA) by profession, had in 2004 filed for a divorce on the ground of cruelty, claiming that “wife was n...
Law not sprint but long journey, rewards those who treat it as craft to be learned carefully: CJI Surya KantChief Justice of India Surya Kant advised young lawyers that law demands careful learning and integrity. He stated law is a long journey, n...
Lawyers get caught using ChatGPT in court filings, judge offers them choice between a costly or a humiliating punishmentTwo defense lawyers landed in trouble after submitting a brief filled with at least 14 fake citations generated by ChatGPT. According to a ...
Legal education system grappling to meet demands of 21st century: ex-CJI ChandrachudFormer Chief Justice of India, D Y Chandrachud, addressed law students in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. He highlighted gaps in the legal educa...
National CA Day 2025: Why ICAI was set up in 1949 to regulate India’s accounting profession — all you need to knowIndia celebrated the 76th National Chartered Accountants Day on July 1, 2025, commemorating the ICAI's founding. CAs were recognized for th...
Belgium's world-first law allows sex workers to work at par with others, enjoy pensions: All you need to knowBelgium formally recognizes sex work as a legitimate profession, granting workers employment rights such as health insurance, paid leave, a...
ICAI takes matters into its own hands with new quality management standardsICAI released new Standard of Quality Management for CAs and audit firms, bypassing NFRA's mandated process. This move has sparked a contro...
Sandip Ghosh, former R G Kar principal, stripped of IMA membership after Kolkata incidentSandip Ghosh, RG Kar Medical College: The Indian Medical Association has revoked Dr Sandip Ghosh's membership following concerns raised by ...
Earmarked 500 law colleges which are sub-standard, surprise inspections to be done: BCI to Supreme CourtIn an affidavit filed in a matter related to reforms in legal education and placements of young lawyers, the BCI said that it is constituti...
CJI Gogoi likely to attend Russian event from May 14-18In 2017, PM Modi was the chief guest at SPIEF that is hosted at the behest of Russian President.
Marriage prospect of lawyer is low in today's market: CJIChief Justice of India T S Thakur that the prospect of getting a bride was "bleak" for a lawyer as compared to those in other professions l...
Role of lawyer becoming more important in corporate ladder: StudyThe general counsel’s role is becoming more important as India’s economy is becoming globally integrated.
No direct entry into Supreme Court: Government to ‘weed out’ non-practising lawyersBar Council of India makes it mandatory for fresh law graduates to spend two years in trial court and three years in High Court.
- Minimum qualification for a journalist needed: Markandey Katju
In a statement issued here, the PCI chairperson said that for some time the need for a qualification for entry into the profession of journ...
- Lawyers should maintain highest standards of probity: Law Minister Ashwani Kumar
Law Minister Ashwani Kumar said concerns expressed on falling standards of the legal profession cannot be brushed aside and require remedia...
- CJI concerned over falling standards of legal profession
CJI expressed concern over the falling standards of the legal profession and said the weaknesses in it needs to be rectified.