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Audit performance of disciplinary mechanism for lawyers: Supreme Court to Bar Council of India | Legal News

Audit performance of disciplinary mechanism for lawyers: Supreme Court to Bar Council of India | Legal News

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2 min readNew DelhiJul 8, 2026 04:45 AM IST While self-regulation lies at the heart of the independence of the legal profession, it is also important to maintain public confidence in the institution of lawyers, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. The top court also asked the Bar Council of India (BCI) to undertake a “comprehensive performance audit of the disciplinary mechanisms administered by it and the State Bar Councils under the Advocates Act, 1961”. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe also called for setting up a National Legal Academy (NLA) that will provide continued legal education to lawyers so as to enable post-enrolment structural learning, enhance professional competence and other skills. The bench set aside an Allahabad HC order which refused to give a lawyer any relief in a matter in which his name was removed from a panel of advocates by the Canara Bank and included in a “Caution List” titled “Third Party Entities Involved in Fraud”, maintained by the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). This happened after a legal opinion …

Indian judiciary promotes mediation as robust dispute resolution mechanism: CJI Surya Kant

Indian judiciary promotes mediation as robust dispute resolution mechanism: CJI Surya Kant

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New Delhi, Indian judiciary has promoted mediation not only as an alternative but as a robust dispute resolution mechanism, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said during a panel discussion conducted by the Indian High Commission in London. Indian judiciary promotes mediation as robust dispute resolution mechanism: CJI Surya Kant Stating that mediation was very close to his heart, the CJI said that the Supreme Court Legal Service Committee has created a huge team of trained mediators. “I can say proudly that in every town, in every street people know what mediation is,” the CJI said. The High Commission in London on Wednesday hosted a high-level panel discussion on “Technology and the Future of Mediation” and brought together leading judicial and legal figures from India and the United Kingdom, according to a press statement. Besides the CJI, the panel featured Lord Hamblen of Kersey, Judge of the UK Supreme Court; Kirsty Brimelow KC, President of the Bar Council of England and Wales; and Brett Dixon, Vice President of the Law Society of England and Wales. …

Anti-sacrilege protest: Army devises mechanism to bring farmer down from 400-ft tower | Chandigarh News

Anti-sacrilege protest: Army devises mechanism to bring farmer down from 400-ft tower | Chandigarh News

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4 min readChandigarhApr 24, 2026 04:25 AM IST A special team from the Engineers Regiment of the Army’s 1 Armoured Division along with those of the Punjab Police, fire brigade and the National Disaster Response Force on Thursday carried out mock drills on a 400-ft telecom tower in the Samana area of Patiala. The drill was part of preparations for an unusual challenge: bring down a man who has been sitting in protest atop the tower for the last over 18 months, a rare and physically punishing feat. Gurjeet Singh Khalsa, a resident of Kheri Nagaian village in Patiala, climbed atop the tower on October 12, 2024, carrying with him a blanket and his licensed pistol. His demand: a stringent law to punish those indulging in sacrilege of holy scriptures. While taking perch atop the tower, he had threatened to shoot dead anyone who tried to approach, before turning the gun on himself. Now that Punjab government has notified the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026 — a stringent anti-sacrilege law …

SC dismisses plea alleging absence of mechanism to make people aware of TDS obligation| India News

SC dismisses plea alleging absence of mechanism to make people aware of TDS obligation| India News

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New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition that had alleged the absence of a mechanism to make people aware of their obligation about the tax deducted at source while purchasing property valued at more than ₹50 lakh. SC dismisses plea alleging absence of mechanism to make people aware of TDS obligation A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta refused to entertain the plea that had claimed that honest purchasers acting in good faith were later exposed to penalty and interest, despite having no intention to default. “Dismissed,” the bench ordered. The petitioner, who appeared in the court in person, told the bench that the plea relates to the issue concerning the enforcement of a provision of the Income Tax Act in property transactions exceeding ₹50 lakh. “Under the present framework, the entire TDS obligation or liability is placed solely on the buyer on the implicit assumption that every property purchaser, regardless of the background and expertise, possesses a working knowledge of the income-tax law,” the petitioner said. He claimed that …

India urges stronger compliance mechanism`, says Jaishankar

India urges stronger compliance mechanism`, says Jaishankar

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India on Monday pitched for a global mechanism to check any possible misuse of biological weapons in view of the uncertain international security environment. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said “misuse” of biological weapons by non-state actors is no longer a distant possibility and international cooperation is needed to combat such a challenge. He was speaking at a conference on 50 years of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). “Bioterrorism is a serious concern that the international community has to be adequately prepared for. Yet the BWC still lacks basic institutional structures,” he said. “It has no compliance system, it has no permanent technical body and no mechanism to track new scientific developments. These gaps must be bridged in order to strengthen confidence,” he added. India, the minister said, has consistently called for stronger compliance measures within BWC, including verification designed for today`s world. “India supports international cooperation and assistance enabling exchange of materials and equipment for peaceful use,” he said. “We have further called for systematic review of scientific and technological developments so that governance …

Karnataka-Kerala police set to strengthen joint mechanism to combat border crime

Karnataka-Kerala police set to strengthen joint mechanism to combat border crime

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Mangaluru, Police departments in Karnataka and Kerala have agreed to intensify coordinated action against inter-state crime networks operating along the border, following a high-level review meeting at the commissionerate here on Saturday, officials said. Karnataka-Kerala police set to strengthen joint mechanism to combat border crime According to a statement issued by Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sudhir Kumar Reddy C H, Kannur Range DIG Yatish Chandra G H and Kasaragod Superintendent of Police Vijay Bharath Reddy participated in the meeting, which he chaired. Senior officers from the Mangaluru Commissionerate and Dakshina Kannada district were also present. The meeting discussed key policing challenges faced by both border districts, including the movement of criminals across state lines, pending arrest warrants, absconding suspects, organised crime, and a rise in narcotics trafficking, the statement said. Intelligence and case-related information were shared to speed up investigations and strengthen operational coordination, it added. Officials reviewed specific cases in which accused persons booked in one state were believed to be taking shelter in adjoining districts across the border. To address this, officers agreed on …

New Govt-Judiciary Coordination Mechanism Needed To Avoid Delays in Judges’ Appointments: Parliament Committee

New Govt-Judiciary Coordination Mechanism Needed To Avoid Delays in Judges’ Appointments: Parliament Committee

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Last Updated:March 28, 2025, 00:02 IST The panel’s report has recorded over 82,000 cases pending in the Supreme Court and over 62 lakh in various high courts by the end of 2024. It has also cited how out of the total sanctioned strength of 1,122 judges in high courts, the actual…Read More The report says that seven high courts have vacancies of more than the national average of 37.43%, and in Allahabad High Court, vacancies are 50% of their total sanctioned strength. (Representational image: Getty) At a time when the Justice Yashwant Varma case has grabbed headlines, a standing committee report submitted in Parliament on Thursday has cited the high number of vacancies of judges and huge pendency of cases to recommend a new “coordination mechanism” between the judiciary and the union law ministry to track the status of appointment delays. The report has recorded over 82,000 cases pending in the Supreme Court and over 62 lakh in various high courts by the end of 2024. It has also cited how out of the total …

GST Council Approves ‘Track And Trace Mechanism’ For Evasion-Prone Commodities

GST Council Approves ‘Track And Trace Mechanism’ For Evasion-Prone Commodities

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The system shall be based on a Unique Identification Marking which shall be affixed on the said goods. Jaisalmer: In a significant move to plug leakage, the GST Council on Saturday approved a proposal to implement ‘Track and Trace Mechanism’ for specified evasion-prone commodities, under which a unique mark will be affixed on such goods or packages to trace them throughout the supply chain. This is to insert an enabling provision in CGST Act, 2017 through Section 148A so as to empower the government to enforce the Track and Trace Mechanism for specified evasion-prone commodities. “The system shall be based on a Unique Identification Marking which shall be affixed on the said goods or the packages thereof. This will provide a legal framework for developing such a system and will help in implementation of mechanism for tracing specified commodities throughout the supply chain,” the finance ministry said while listing out decisions taken in the 55th Council meeting here. “To clarify that in respect of supply of ‘Online Services’ such as supply of online money gaming, …

CBDT launches online mechanism to address income tax disputes, check details – India TV

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Image Source : PTI The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has launched an e-Dispute Resolution Scheme (e-DRS) to address litigation and provide relief to eligible taxpayers. Here comes a big relief for the taxpayers. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has launched an e-Dispute Resolution Scheme (e-DRS) to address litigation and provide relief to eligible taxpayers. It should be noted that the Section 245MA of the Income Tax Act also provides for the constitution of Dispute Resolution Committees (DRC). What is e-DRS? The CBDT said the e-DRS enables the taxpayers to file an application electronically for dispute resolution to the Dispute Resolution Committees (DRC) designated for the region of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax having jurisdiction over the taxpayer.  How does e-DRS function? The CBDT said the taxpayer can opt for e-Dispute Resolution against the ‘specified order’ as defined in clause (b) of section 245MA of the Act, which includes an order in which the aggregate sum of variations proposed or made does not exceed Rs 10 lakh and returned income for …

Education a transformational mechanism to ensure equality: Vice President

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday said education is the most impactful transformational mechanism to bring about equality and cut down inequality. Addressing a function in Gondia district of Maharashtra, he said young parliamentarians with vision, mission, and talent have a big role to play in building Vikasit Bharat of 2047. Dhankhar also suggested that “value addition” to farm produce will bring qualitative improvements in the lives of farmers. “Today, the world is seeing the change in India and the change is imminent when the leader is aware of the ground reality and has the ability to change them. Today, we have the able leadership at the Centre and in the state who are well capable of bringing the change,” Dhankhar said. He said India is fast emerging as a strong nation. “In 1989 when I became MP for the first time, it was a difficult time for our country. The country had to send its gold reserve by air to France where it was kept as a mortgage in two banks so that our …