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Advocates to abstain from court work today

In compliance with the directive of the Bar Council of India and the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, advocates enrolled with the bar councils of North and South Goa will abstain from court work on March 31 in protest against the proposed Advocates Act Amendment Bill, 2017.


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The amendments proposed by the Law Commission of India to the Advocates Act, 1961 have been termed as ‘undemocratic’ and ‘anti-lawyers’ by the Bar Council of Goa and Maharashtra in an appeal issued through its secretary 
Pravin Ranpise.    
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Babush for BJP? Block leaders dismiss rumours

Dismissing Babush Monserrate’s reported plans to contest on a BJP ticket in St Cruz as mere rumours, BJP’s St Cruz Block President Girish Uskaikar said party leaders have not informed them about any development on this front.

The Goan Network
Published Mar 31, 2017, 4:05 AM IST
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OLD GOA:  Asked if the St Cruz BJP block would extend support to Monserrate as and when such a proposal is put forth, Uskaikar said: “In such a scenario, the block members would first be consulted and only then a decision would be arrived at.”   “But, I do not see such type of development happening at all,” Uskaikar was quick to add.   Meanwhile, Uskaikar condemned the statement of MLA Tony Fernandes for calling Babush his boss and also hit out at…

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