Pallavi Saluja

3 weeks ago | barandbench.com | Pallavi Saluja

Luthra and Luthra Partner Nishant Singh has joined Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co as a Partner in Mumbai. Singh, who will be joining the firm with a team of 12 lawyers, is a 2002 graduate of National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore. He earned his LL.M. from Carey Law School, University of Pennsylvania. He is dually qualified to practice in India and New York (USA). Singh has over two decades of experience and specialises in Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Hedge Funds.

1 month ago | barandbench.com | Pallavi Saluja

Hariharan, who joined the profession in 1987, says he became a lawyer by accident. He had planned to apply for his post-graduation in Science but ended up going to Delhi University's Faculty of Law and filled up the form to study law. "Luckily, Professor Upendra Baxi ended up taking the first class and it was a revelation," he recalls. He also took to journalism while studying law.

1 month ago | barandbench.com | Pallavi Saluja

Justice Rekha Palli recently demitted office after serving as a judge of the Delhi High Court for nearly eight years. In this interview with Bar & Bench, Justice Palli talks about her struggles in the initial years of her career, challenges faced by women lawyers and judges, representation of women on the bench and in bar associations and more. Pallavi Saluja (PS): When you started out, you were already married and had two kids. It must have been quite a struggle.

1 month ago | barandbench.com | Pallavi Saluja |Giti Pratap

The Supreme Court of India is currently functioning with 32 judges, only 2 of whom are women. There are currently 2 vacancies in the top court, which will come down to one if the recent Collegium recommendation to elevate Justice Joymalya Bagchi is cleared by the Central government. By the end of June this year, the number of vacancies will rise to 4, with the retirements of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Abhay S Oka and Bela Trivedi in the months of May and June.

1 month ago | barandbench.com | Pallavi Saluja

The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the elevation of Justice Joymalya Bagchi of the Calcutta High Court to the Supreme Court. As per the resolution, Justice Bagchi stands at Sl. No. 11 in the combined all-India seniority of High Court judges, including Chief Justices. Below is the list of 10 judges who feature higher in that list than Justice Bagchi. High Court Judges Senior to Justice BagchiThe list includes eight sitting Chief Justices and two puisne judges.