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Courtroom Smashers Crowned Champions at Premier Law Badminton League Seaso
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16: The Premier Law Badminton League Season 2 (PLBL Season 2), supported by the Ministry of Law and Justice and powered by title sponsor Jindal Steel, concluded successfully after two high energy days of competitive action. The prestigious legal fraternity spor
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Pakistan: Lawyers hail judges who quit over 27th Amendment to "preserve co
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Lawyers and citizens praised three Pakistani judges who resigned after the 27th Constitutional Amendment, calling it an act to "preserve their constitutional oath and honour." Statements printed in Dawn said the judges chose principles over "expediency," defending judicial independence and f
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Pak: Senate passes bills under 27th amendment, resetting COAS Munir's tenu
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The Senate passed four bills tied to the 27th Constitutional Amendment, including major changes to military laws and the Supreme Court. The legislation resets the tenure of the chief of the defence forces and restructures key posts, despite criticism from the opposition and legal community.
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Pak: Lawyers call resignations a "dark day" as 27th constitutional amendme
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Two Pakistani Supreme Court judges resigned after the 27th Constitutional Amendment was approved, calling it a blow to judicial independence. Lawyers and politicians described it as one of the "darkest days" for the country's judiciary, saying the amendment undermines the court's constitu
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Islamabad court carnage highlights Pakistan's security collapse as lawyers
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Islamabad Bar Council (IBC) and the Rawalpindi District Bar Association harshly condemned the terrorist assault on the district and sessions courts complex in Islamabad's G-11 area, which claimed multiple lives and left dozens wounded, including members of the legal community, as repo
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Pakistan faces backlash over Sindh's constitutional rights
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Large-scale demonstrations spread across Sindh as nationalist groups, joined by members of the legal community, voiced fierce opposition to the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment.
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"Entire legal community is shocked": Senior Advocate Anil Soni on Sudersha
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former Supreme Court judge and INDI Alliance's Vice-Presidential candidate B. Sudershan Reddy held a private meeting with Lalu Prasad Yadav, who has been convicted in the fodder scam involving the embezzlement of public funds in Bihar.
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Bar Associations unite against LG's notification allowing Police Station d
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Delhi's legal community strongly opposes a Lieutenant Governor notification permitting video recording of police officers' depositions at police stations. The SCBA, DHCBA, and district bar associations protested with a two-day court shutdown, demanding immediate withdrawal of the directive.
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Two young men go missing in Balochistan amid rising concern over enforced
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hakeem Baloch recently graduated with an LLB degree from Bahawalpur, Punjab, and had only just begun his legal practice in Balochistan. His disappearance has raised concerns among civil society organisations, human rights advocates, and the legal community. They have expressed worry over
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Pakistan: Lahore legal community challenges transfer of judges to Islamaba
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) and Lahore Bar Association (LBA) filed petitions in the Pakistani Supreme Court on Wednesday, challenging the constitutional bench's June 19 verdict that upheld the transfer of three judges to the Islamabad High Court (IHC), the Dawn reported on
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Bar Council stands by foreign law firm policy amid SILF resistance
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The move comes amid criticism from the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF), which the BCI has accused of monopolising access to international legal work and misrepresenting the broader interests of the Indian legal community.
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BCI praises Government's decision to revise Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 20
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In a statement, BCI announced that, in response to numerous suggestions and concerns raised by the legal community, the Ministry of Law and Justice has decided to conclude the consultation process and rework the revised draft of the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025, for further discussion.
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