SCBA for JudgeCam: SCBA president MN Krishnamani called for the installation of CCTV camera in judges’ chambers in his law day address. “Serious allegations are coming up against judges. The fixing of cameras inside judges’ chambers can be done,” he said. Others, including law minister Kapil Sibal, disagreed [PTI]

Sexual harassment in law: A female Vadodara lawyer is currently grappling with inaction over her sexual harassment complaint of September made to the city police against a senior advocate. The Baroda Bar Association and the district court do not have a sexual harassment cell [TOI]

Advocates Association runs canteen: The Advocates Association Bangalore (AAB) will start its own canteen from 2 December, after being fed up of the allegedly bad food quality and exorbitant rates of the Karnataka HC canteen. The AAB has already met with the chief justice of the HC for permission to start its own canteen [Bangalore Mirror]

Madras lawyers like Aarushi judgment language: Madras HC lawyers found the language of the CBI Court’s judgment in the Aarushi Talwar case like a ‘breath of fresh air’ at a time when the quality of language in judgment writing is dipping, reported the [New Indian Express]

Madras Advocates versus police: Over 100 lawyers of the Madras HC Advocates’ Association (MHCAA) and the Women Lawyer’s Association staged a demonstration to protest the “high-handed” behaviour of the state police which allegedly registers false complaints against them to obstruct them in appearing for their clients. The MHCAA president alleged that the association has received at least six complaints of police high handedness within a week [TOI]

Failed sex harassment complaint: The Bombay HC today restrained the NCW from proceeding on the sexual harassment complaint of a former KPMG employee who had alleged she was harassed during her employment there between 2005-06 [Indian Express]

New MP HC CJ: 56-year-old AM Khanwilkar took over as the chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh HC on Tuesday. Justice KK Lahoti has been officiating as the CJ of the MP HC since former chief justice SA Bobde was elevated to the SC in April 2013 [TOI]