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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS - January 2025

Jan 2025

Mar 06, 2025

Supreme Court Orders Tree Census in Taj Trapezium Zone

The Supreme Court ordered a tree census in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) to ensure the effective implementation of the Uttar Pradesh Protection of Trees Act, 1976.
A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh directed the TTZ authority to appoint the Forest Research Institute (FRI) to conduct a survey of all existing trees in the area.
The court emphasised that the 1976 Act is meant to protect trees, and its provisions—such as requiring permission before felling and imposing penalties for violations—can only be enforced if there is an accurate record of existing trees.
The TTZ, an area of 10,400 square-kilometres approximately, spreads across Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, Hathras, and Etah districts in Uttar Pradesh and Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

Mar 03, 2025

Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra Re-elected As BCI Chairman for 7th Consecutive Term

Senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra was re-elected as the Chairman of the Bar Council of India, making it his seventh-consecutive win.
Notably, Mishra is also BJP Member of Parliament–to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar.

Mar 02, 2025

Advocate Sartej Singh Narula Elected President of Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association

Advocate Sartej Singh Narula was elected the President of Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association (PHCBA).
Narula secured 1,781 votes, defeating his nearest rival by 377 votes. Narula has been in practice since 1989.
Narula defeated the incumbent President Vikas Malik, who came third with 816 votes. Advocate Ravinder Singh Randhawa, who came second, secured 1,404 votes.
A total of seven candidates were in fray for the post of President.
Meanwhile, Advocate Nilesh Bhardwaj was elected as the Vice President of PHCBA. He secured 1501 votes.
Advocates Gangandeep Jammu, Bhagyashri Setia and Harvinder Singh Maan were elected as Secretary, Joint Secretary and Treasurer, respectively.

Mar 01, 2025

Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa Issues Circular Exempting Advocates From Wearing Black Coats Fro...

Taking note of the rising temperatures, the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa (BCMG) has decided that advocates need not wear their usual dress code of "black coats" from March 1 to June 30, every year.
Notably the "exemption" for lawyers from wearing their usual dress code was earlier only during the summer months of May to June. But this year (2025), the exemption will commence from March 1.

Central Government Assigns Benches to 21 Newly Appointed NCLT Members

The Central Government assigned Benches to 21 of the 24 newly appointed judicial and technical members of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).
The assignment was made after the NCLT Bar Association raised concerns over the delay in posting of the appointed members. It was alleged that the members were yet to be posted on the benches despite having completed their induction program.
The Central government had in January notified the appointment of 24 persons as judicial and technical members of NCLT.
The 24 appointees will serve a tenure of five years beginning from the date they assume the charge or until they attain the age of sixty-five years.

Feb 24, 2025

Punjab and Haryana High Court Confers Senior Designation on Haryana AG Pravindra Singh Chauhan

The Punjab and Haryana High Court designated Haryana's Advocate General (AG) Pravindra Singh Chauhan as a Senior Advocate.
The development comes about two months after Chauhan was appointed as AG by Haryana government, replacing Senior Advocate Baldev Raj Mahajan.

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