Indira Jaising

The CBI had registered a case against Grover and the NGO over alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) in the use of foreign funds received by Lawyers Collective

Jaising and Grover, founders of Lawyers Collective, have been asked by a bench headed by the CJI to respond to a plea by an NGO, Lawyers Voice

Jaising tells Geetanjali Krishna that no other institution has resisted the attempted subversion like the judiciary has and that her aim now is to decode legal opinion for public consumption

Senior lawyer Indira Jaising is seeking live streaming of the court proceedings of the important matters

Jaising has questioned discrimination meted out to capable advocates when comes to giving them gown

Home Ministry claimed that there were discrepancies in foreign contributions cited by Lawyers' Collective in its returns filed with the government

The association allegedly violating FCRA, as it was accused of using funds for rallies and dharna with political hue and colour

Licence of non-governmental organisation (NGO) run by noted lawyer Indira Jaising - Lawyers' Collective - was suspended on Wednesday by the Centre for six months for alleged violation of FCRA by using the funds for rallies, dharna with political "hue and colour" a charge denied by the association which termed it as an act of "indictiveness".The Home Ministry, while suspending the licence under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), asked the NGO to submit its reply within 30 days for violation of various provisions of the Act after which its registration may even be cancelled.