Articles tagged with: Rajiv Khosla

2 law firm partners win seats on Delhi bar council: Luthra’s Vijay Sondhi, Singh & Associates’ Manoj Kumar Singh

The 25 winners of the Delhi bar council election have been announced, with an unprecedented two law firm lawyers making the cut.

Kirti Uppal credits young lawyers for DHCBA election win • to focus on demonetisation woes first

Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) president Kirti Uppal, who defeated incumbent president Rajiv Khosla in this year’s DHCBA polls by almost 300 votes, said his vote bank was comprised mostly of first generation lawyers with a practicing experience of five to seven years.

DHCBA election surprise: Rajiv Khosla loses presidency to Kirti Uppal

Kirti Uppal has defeated incumbent Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) president Rajiv Khosla by nearly 300 votes in yesterday’s elections.

Maybe will think about exempting lawyers in next odd-even scheme: Delhi tells HC in Rajiv Khosla plea

The Delhi government on Tuesday told the Delhi high court that it will consider exempting lawyers from the odd-even traffic restrictions if the scheme was enforced again in the national capital.

DHCBA Khosla & other file fresh PILs against odd-even: 'Legal fraternity hampered'

Fresh petitions were filed on Tuesday in the Delhi High Court challenging the Aam Aadmi Party government’s decision to only allow even and odd numbered vehicles to ply in Delhi on alternative dates from 1 January for 15 days. A division bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath would h...

A new hope: Strike & war between DHCBA’s Khosla, Abhijat suspended; DCs to continue fast unto death for pecuniary jurisdiction

Does a time of peace and prosperity lie ahead for the bar?
Does a time of peace and prosperity lie ahead for the bar?
Things promised to return to normal in the Delhi high court on Monday after high-stakes drama last week, when the members of DHCBA received message through the newly formed SMS handle DHCBAS declaring that the strike was suspended.

Return of the bar wars: Abhijat alleges hacked SMS’ as DHCBA prez Rajiv Khosla, secretary Abhijat suspend each other from office

One of the few sequels better than the original
One of the few sequels better than the original
One day after members of the Delhi High Court Bar Association received text messages that its president Rajiv Khosla had been suspended for alleged “anti–bar activity”, members were left confused when they received messages today that the DHCBA secretary Abhijat was suspended.

Rajiv Khosla fails to get Tomar out of jail: Police custody extended 4 days

A Delhi court on Monday extended by four days the police custody of Delhi’s former law minister Jitender Singh Tomar, who has been arrested in a fake degree case. The court order came after Delhi Police submitted that Tomar’s custody is required to ascertain the facts related to a migration certific...

Bar at war: The politics around pecuniary jurisdiction (or one big reason why it’s so hard to reform legal sector) [via Mint]

Rajiv Khosla (l.) and Abhijat Bal (r.)
Rajiv Khosla (l.) and Abhijat Bal (r.)
and Abhijat Bal (r.)”)This week in Mint, Legally India dove into the complicated and fascinating politics of the Delhi bar.

Why foreign law firms are most likely to enter India now (or never): An investigation into the realities of legal policy, lobbying & backroom talks

Lalit Bhasin
Lalit Bhasin
Legally India investigates in Mint how special interests have succeeded at and could end up indefinitely stalling reform of legal services, despite the government’s best laid intentions.

DHCBA creates anon drop box for complaints about bad judges

The executive committee of the Delhi high court Bar Association (DHCBA) has formed a grievance committee to deal with complaints relating to corruption and misconduct in the judicial system. For this, a box has been kept at the DHCBA office to enable lawyers to drop their complaints. DHCBA president...

Delhi bar chiefs to sue Kiran Bedi for criminal defamation, deny ‘manufactured story’ that they attacked her office & workers

Bar associations in Delhi denied news reports that stated that “a mob of 400-500 people claiming to be lawyers attacked Bharatiya Janata Party chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi’s office” in her East Delhi constituency.

Will court videos soon be reality? DHCBA to take up issue with judges, ministry after summer

The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) will meet the law ministry and Delhi high court judges after court reopens post summer vacations, to push for rules allowing video recording of court proceedings in Delhi. DHCBA president Rajiv Khosla said: “We will pick up this issue with the high court ...

DHCBA meets today under Rajiv Khosla: Reverse DVD harassment, publicise ‘suspicious judgments’, free lawyer parking, valets & more...

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Newly elected prez Rajiv Khosla opens DHCBA agenda to take back CD-filing rule, free parking, valets for lawyers, a website against corruption & more…

Rajiv Khosla wins fiery Delhi High Court Bar Association election

Ex-Delhi Bar Association president Rajiv Khosla has won the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) elections, according to authoritative sources on Twitter . Advocate Dushyant K Mahant tweeted that Khosla won with 2,074 votes as against 936 votes won by DK Sharma, who was the closest contender. Pr...

Rajiv Khosla hits back with SC win against Chandhiok ‘scheme’ in DHCBA race

Khosla
Khosla
Former Delhi Bar Association president Rajiv Khosla explained his success in the Supreme Court in his battle against Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) president AS Chandhiok in the now-postponed DHCBA elections.

The other Delhi elections: Rajiv Khosla fights to file DHCBA prez nomination over ‘hell bent’ opponents

DHCBA options
DHCBA options
With the courts closed as much of Delhi voted today, the Delhi high court is reconsidering former DBA president Rajiv Khosla’s plea against election rule amendments barring him from the 13 December DHCBA polls.

Sr adv Aggarwala wins chair in Delhi Bar Council political powerplay vs Khosla, ors

Adish Aggarwala
Adish Aggarwala
Khosla: Requires at least one year
Khosla: Requires at least one year
Exclusive: Senior advocate Dr Adish C Aggarwala was voted in as chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi (DBC), defeating Delhi Bar Association president Rajiv Khosla by 15 out of 25 votes at the Council’s 2012-2014 term committee election held yesterday, with Khosla alleging cartel voting.