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20 Dec 2024

Posted by: Manas shrivastava

Can Advocates Be Journalists? Supreme Court Answered in recent case

The Bar Council of India (BCI) informed the Supreme Court that a practicing lawyer cannot simultaneously hold accreditation as a journalist. This issue came up in the case Mohd. Kamran v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. [SLP(Crl) No. 9615/2024; Diary No. 28200/2024], where Advocate Mohd. Kamran sought clarity on whether his dual roles as a practicing lawyer and a freelance journalist could coexist. The Bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Manmohan referred the issue to the Bar Council....

19 Dec 2024

Posted by: Manas shrivastava

SC's Landmark Ruling: Court Can Ask Defendants to Prove Their Case First

The Division Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan of Supreme Court in the recent case of “Jami Venkata Suryaprabha & Anr. v. Tarini Prasad Nayak & Ors” gave an important ruling on Order 18 rule 1 of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (CPC) and held that court can ask the defendant to give evidence to prove his plea first, if the proving of the plea can lead to disposal of the case. The Court noted that while....

Can Advocates Be Journalists? Supreme Court Answered in recent case

SC's Landmark Ruling: Court Can Ask Defendants to Prove Their Case First

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