Tag: Lawyers

Bengal government lawyers boycott Calcutta High Court judge

Source: telegraphindia.com he Bengal government’s panel of lawyers in Calcutta High Court, including advocate general Kishore Dutta, boycotted the court of Justice Samapti Chatterjee on Monday, saying the judge was not hearing their submissions properly. Justice Chatterjee said in an open court that she wasn’t bothered with the boycott. “The state panel lawyers have decided

Lawyers plan to challenge bill in High Court

Source: timesofindia RANCHI: With the state assembly passing the Chotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) and Santhal Pargana Tenancy (SPT) Act Amendment Bill 2016 on Wednesday, the Jharkhand Advocates Association decided to approach the Jharkhand High Court with a writ, claiming it to be unconstitutional. “Section 21 of CNT Act has been amended by bringing in section 21

Supreme Court tells lawyers to work in summer vacations

Source:- newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: Come May and the empty Supreme Court corridors will be buzzing with India’s top lawyers arguing their cases as Chief Justice of India J S Khehar had made it clear all cases involving constitutional challenges would be heard on day-to-day basis in holidays. This year, summer vacations will begin from May

Can Robots Replace Lawyers? This Indian AI Startup Is Making A Case For Legal Tech

Source:- forbes.com In India, many law firms may not be familiar with the impressive advances in artificial intelligence technology tailored for legal work…but that could change soon. Aniruddha Yadav, founder of the law-tech startup CaseMine, describes the legal industry as ripe for disruption in India — although a robot isn’t about to replace lawyers altogether

Should Lawyers, Law Firms come under GST? Delhi High Court Asks Government to clarify

Source – barandbench.com Moreover, do the notifications for collecting such tax – issued under Section 9 (4) of CGST Act, Section 5(4) of the IGST Act and Section 9 (4) of the DGST Act fall foul of the recommendations of the GST Council? These were the questions posed by a Division Bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Pratibha Singh of the Delhi