Advocate's Non-Appearance In Listed Cases Amounts To Professional Misconduct: Allahabad High Court

Advocate’s Non-Appearance In Listed Cases Amounts To Professional Misconduct: Allahabad High Court

Taking exception to advocates not appearing in the majority of listed cases, that too on multiple dates, the Allahabad High Court last week termed their conduct as ‘professional misconduct’which, the Court said, tantamounts to ‘bench hunting’ or ‘forum shopping’. A bench of Justice krishan pahal observed thus while dealing with a bail application in which,…

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High Court Raps Delhi Police Over Non-Appearance Of IOs, Calls For 'Serious Efforts' To Streamline System

High Court Raps Delhi Police Over Non-Appearance Of IOs, Calls For ‘Serious Efforts’ To Streamline System

The Delhi High Court has rapped the Delhi Police over non-appearance and unpreparedness of its investigating officers, calling it “scant regard for liberty” in their eyes. While dealing with an anticipatory bail plea filed in a cheating case, Justice Girish Kathpalia expressed shocked over the fact that despite repeated directions, neither the IO nor the…

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