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Deprecating the "culture of adjournments", the Delhi High Court has said adjournments were being sought indiscriminately and determination was a misplaced anticipation that specified requests would beryllium granted astatine asking.
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, who was proceeding a petition seeking a waiver of a outgo of ₹20,000 for non-appearance by an advocate, hoped this would alteration successful future.
The outgo was imposed by different High Court Bench successful May past year. The tribunal noted the petitioner's submissions that his advocator could not look successful the substance arsenic she was engaged successful different cases successful proceedings courts.
The petitioner besides said his advocator was a azygous parent with 2 children, having "multiple difficulties successful her life".
In an bid dated December 10, the tribunal said, "Unfortunately, determination is simply a civilization of adjournments which has developed implicit a play of clip successful the courts and misplaced anticipation has emerged that immoderate beryllium the matter, the adjournments shall beryllium granted astatine the asking." It said adjournments were being sought indiscriminately, without immoderate information for the clip of the other party's advocator oregon the court.
"The counsel [petitioner's advocate] is trying to warrant her lack by alleging it was a idiosyncratic trouble when, successful fact, it was a nonrecreational engagement successful different case. It is not the idiosyncratic trouble arsenic is being vehemently argued," the tribunal said.
"Though this is slightest appreciated, it is hoped that this civilization of seeking adjournments would alteration implicit a play of time, and the outgo of ₹20,000 is waived," it said, disposing of the application.
