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Picking quarrels, provoking trouble: Lawyer jailed for publishing COVID-19 stories China wanted to hide
•Zhang Zhan said she was under tight surveillance in her videos and social media posts — on Twitter and YouTube — ended when she was detained in May.
'Has to be some decorum': SC judges shocked as lawyer in Sudarshan TV case appears shirtless for online hearing
Trendingdesk •Justice Chadrachud asked the solicitor-general to speak to the lawyer and ensure that such a mistake is not repeated
Sushant Singh Rajput's family lawyer claims CBI probe has slowed down
•The lawyer alleged NCB is conducting a "fashion parade" of Bollywood stars to divert media attention from the probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's death
Delhi HC refuses to grant interim stay on Vir Das' Netflix show Hasmukh; hearing on permanent injunction in July
Fp Staff •The plea asking to stay the airing of Vir Das' Hasmukh had claimed the fictional series maligned the reputation of advocates.
Arundhati Katju: Section 377 was never only about sex, it was actually about right to citizenship
Aarushi Agrawal •It’s easy to think that maybe this [scrapping of Section 377] is just the onward march of history, that rights are inevitable and that we live in a world where rights will keep progressing – but that isn’t actually the case.
Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking to keep MPs, MLAs from practicing law, says Bar Council of India doesn't prohibit them
•A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud on 9 July had reserved the order on the PIL filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking to bar lawyer-lawmakers (MPs, MLAs, MLCs) from practising in courts during their tenure in legislature.
Supreme Court should consider Indian senior citizens' right to die with dignity, go beyond medical reasons
Bikram Vohra •Given the collapse of the large Indian family and the known fact that most senior citizens are treated badly, the Supreme Court should consider extending the right to die with dignity to the elderly
Senior lawyer Dushyant Dave terms allocation of cases in Supreme Court 'arbitrary' and 'dishonest'
Ians •There is a "pattern" in the allocation of cases in the Supreme Court, senior counsel Dushyant Dave has said, terming it as "very unfortunate"
Ram Jethmalani retires: From smuggler's lawyer to anti-corruption activist, the maverick's legal career
Fp Staff •On Saturday, noted jurist Ram Jethmalani announced that he was retiring as an advocate. This piece looks at some of the highlights of his legal career.
DoNotPay AI lawyer upgraded to help people tackle disputes with landlords and credit card fraud
•DoNotPay had negated more than 375,000 tickets worth around USD 10 million in the UK, New York and Seattle.