Eminent Jurist Harish Salve has advised that success in the legal field is dependent not only on the knowledge of the law and skills of advocacy but active promotion in the public field is also necessary. He has pointed out that the kind of fees that counsel command has a direct Nexus with the stature that they have not just in the profession but also in society

The recent judgement of the Delhi Bench of the Tribunal in Harish Narinder Salve vs. ACIT sheds important light on how successful advocates develop their persona and stature in the public field.

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Eminent Jurist Harish Salve, who won the affection of the Nation for his heroic efforts in saving Kulbushan Jadhav from death at the hands of Pakistan, is now facing death threats from his own countrymen

Karni Sena threatens Harish Salve for stay order in Padmaavat case

“Karni Sena called my office to threaten. They dared my office to complain,” Harish Salve said.

If the eminent jurist was worried about the threats, he did not show it. Instead, he put on a brave face and carried on as if it was business as usual.

The provocation for the alleged threat by the Karni Sena is the fact that Harish Salve represented Sanjay Bhansali and the producers of ‘Padmaavat’ in the Supreme Court to challenge a ban on the movie by certain States.

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The Bombay High Court has come down heavily on the tendency of lawyers of citing judgements without bothering to check whether those are still good law. The Court has warned that this unhealthy tendency shakes the confidence that the Court has in the lawyers

The judgement dated 9th December 2016 of Hon’ble Justice Gautam S. Patel in Heena Nikhil Dharia vs. Kokilaben Kirtikumar Nayak makes for sad reading. The learned judge has cited several instances where the learned counsel appearing for one of the parties cited judgements as being binding authority even though the said judgements had been overruled.

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