Search Results for Tag : Adjourn
International Cases
When a judge decides that, an accused is not mentally fit to stand trial, it is then necessary to consider whether accused may become fit within six months(08.08.2019)
In present matter, on 29 July, 2019, the accused appeared at a hearing to determine whether he was fit to be tried. Reports obtained by the Court conc.....
Tags : Mental illness, Trial, Adjournment
News
SC Adjourns Cases Listed for 25th March After PM Announces 21 Days Nationwide Lockdown(25.03.2020)
Supreme Court has notified that all the matters that were listed for urgent hearing before it on 25th March, 2020 stand adjourned because of the 21-da.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adjournment of All Matters
All. HC: Right To Cross-Examine Witness Can Be Denied Only In Exceptional Circumstances(24.01.2023)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that the right to cross-examine a witness is a right that may be denied only in exceptional circumstances or in such ci.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, cross-examine, adjournments
SC: Old Panel of Adv. Must be Kept for At least 6 Weeks After Change in Govt., to Avoid Adjournments(03.04.2024)
SC while expressing dilemma over the change in the panel of advocates after a shift in political power, has observed that it will be appropriate if St.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Panel of Advocates, Six Weeks, Adjournments
P&H HC: Mistake by Court While Adjourning Matter Can't Take Away Right of Party to Lead Evidence(23.05.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the plaintiff-respondent cannot be deprived of her valuable right of leading evidence merely because the C.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Adjourning, Right to lead Evidence
Delhi HC: Right to File Objection to SCN Can’t be Denied for One Day Delay in Asking for Adjournment(25.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the right to file an objection to the show cause notice cannot be denied to the assessee merely because there was a del.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Non-resident Assessee, Adjournment
SC Asks NCDRC President to Look into Grievance of Adjournments in Consumer Complaints(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has requested the President of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to look into grievance that it is granting long adjournme.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adjournments in Consumer Complaints
Delhi HC Issues Circular Regarding Pass-Overs or Adjournments in Bail, Parole Matters(26.07.2024)
Delhi HC has issued a circular stating that in all matters viz. Interim Bail, Bail, Suspension of sentence, Parole, Furlough and cancellation thereof,.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Adjournments, Circular
Competition Commission of India Adjourns All Cases Listed Upto May 3(21.04.2020)
Competition Commission of India has adjourned all matters listed before it for hearing up to 3rd May, 2020, stating that fresh dates will be issued fo.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Adjourning of All Cases
To Say Counsel is Out of Station is Not a Ground to Seek Adjournment: SC(13.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that non availability of the counsel or he being out of station is not a ground to seek adjournment.
Tags : Supreme Court, Counsel Being Out of Station, Ground to Seek Adjournment
Lawyers' Act to Seek Unnecessary Adjournments Amounts to Professional Misconduct: MP HC(14.01.2019)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that seeking adjournments for no reason by lawyers amounts to professional misconduct.
Tags : Madhya Pradesh, Unnecessary Adjournments Amounts to Professional Misconduct
SC: Sometimes Lawyers Only Obstruct Justice by Seeking Adjournment After Coming to Court Unprepared(04.10.2022)
Supreme Court has lamented the practice of adjournments being sought by lawyers who come to court without preparing to argue the case, and stated that.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adjournment, Justice Delivery
P&H HC: Don’t Adjourn Trial Due to Pending Quashing Plea Unless a Stay has been Granted(24.11.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued specific directions to the Trial Courts to continue with their proceedings in cases where a quashing petition.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Adjourn, Stay
All. HC to Counsels: Avoid Seeking Adjournments to Reduce the Backlog of Unresolved Cases(30.11.2023)
Allahabad High Court while stating that the same old practices will continue to produce the same old results but as society needs faster disposal of m.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Adjournments, Unresolved Cases
Delhi High Court: Counsel Cannot Treat Passovers or Adjournments as an Automatic Right(18.11.2025)
Delhi High Court cautioned that passovers and adjournments are courtesies, not rights, noting that counsel must manage their schedules responsibly so .....
Tags : Counsel, Adjournments, Right
Supreme Court Castigates Centre for Seeking Repeated Adjournments(11.01.2017)
Supreme Court has castigated Centre for seeking in several important matters pending for years and threatened to slap "heavy costs" on it.
Tags : Supreme Court, adjournments
Supreme Court Defers Surendra Gadling’s Bail Again; 17 Adjournments over Two Years(08.09.2025)
Supreme Court adjourned human rights lawyer Surendra Gadling’s bail plea for the 17th time since August 2023. The bench of Justices Maheshwari and Cha.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adjournments, Human Rights
Orissa HC: 60-Day Disposal of DV Act Plea May Not be Practical but Long Adjournments Must be Avoided(05.03.2026)
Orissa HC observed that although it may not always be practical for a Magistrate to decide an application u/s 12(1) of the Protection of Women from Do.....
Tags : Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, Long Adjournments, Plea