Lawyers Can Appear Physically if Unable to Join Virtual Hearings on Mondays and Fridays: Supreme Court Responds to Bar Concerns

The Supreme Court of India clarified that advocates unable to attend proceedings through video conferencing on Mondays and Fridays may appear physically in court, after the Supreme Court Bar Association raised practical difficulties regarding the video-only hearing arrangement before the apex court.

Bar Association Can’t Punish Lawyers for Appearing During Boycotts; Client Duty Comes First: Tripura High Court

The High Court of Tripura held that bar associations cannot discipline advocates for appearing before courts despite boycott calls, with Justice T Amarnath Goud granting interim relief to a suspended lawyer and observing that no bar rules mandate court boycotts by advocates.