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Ker. HC: Out-of-Turn Disposals Can Cause Injustice to Other Litigants(26.05.2023)

Kerala High Court while observing that because a litigant has resource to approach this Court with a prayer to expedite his case, he shouldn’t be allo.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Litigants, Injustice

Ori. HC: It is the Duty of the Court to Decide or Deal with Grievance of Litigants(21.03.2025)

Orissa HC has observed that if the litigants approach the Court to get their grievance remedied, it should be the duty of the Court to decide or deal .....

Tags : Orissa High Court, Duty of Court, Grievance of Litigants

J&K HC: Threats to Litigants Justifies Measure Like Virtual Hearing(25.03.2025)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court while allowing virtual hearing for a party instead of transferring the appeal on grounds of security, has stated that leg.....

Tags : Jammu and Kashmir, Virtual Hearing, Threats to Litigants

CIVIL - Only Advocates can Plead and Argue on Behalf of Litigants Before Courts: Calcutta HC(25.02.2019)

Calcutta High Court has observed that acting and appearing for another will not include a right to plead or argue before a court of law and held that .....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Only Advocates can Plead and Argue on Behalf of Litigants Before Courts

Delhi HC: No Blanket Protection for Litigants from Counsel’s Negligence(13.10.2025)

Delhi High Court clarified that although litigants are generally protected from their counsel’s negligence, this is not an absolute rule, and in certa.....

Tags : Blanket Protection, Litigants, Negligence

Bombay HC: Practice of Placing Matters High on Board Creates a Class Within Litigants(12.06.2025)

Bombay High Court has remarked that it has done away with the practice of placing matters high on Board as such practice creates a class within the li.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Litigants, Class

Don't Deprive Litigants of Valuable Right to Prosecute Just for Their Lawyer's Default: SC(06.02.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that valuable right of a litigant to prosecute an appeal should not be deprived merely because of non-appearance of his law.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Don't Deprive Litigants of Valuable Right to Prosecute

Supreme Court: Litigant Cannot be Worse Off for Filing an Appeal under ‘No Reformatio in Peius’(02.09.2026)

Supreme Court reiterated that a litigant cannot be placed in a worse position for pursuing a legal remedy, holding that an enhanced penalty imposed af.....

Tags : Litigants; Appeals; Doctrine of Reformatio In Peius

Supreme Court Proposes Unified Platform for Investment of Funds Deposited by Litigants(23.09.2026)

Supreme Court said that “This common platform will not only create certainty in the interest rates and increase the ease of accessibility for litigant.....

Tags : Platform; Litigants; Investment

Delhi HC Slams Jet Airways for Engaging in Extended Litigation(13.10.2016)

Delhi HC, while holding that a carrier cannot be given benefit of limited liability when it is guilty of willful misconduct like loss of goods, has to.....

Tags : Delhi HC, Jet Airways, responsible litigants

Chhattisgarh High Court: Innocent Litigants Should Not be Penalized For Lapses by Their Lawyers(10.04.2026)

Chhattisgarh High Court held that litigants should not suffer due to their lawyer’s negligence, observing this in a land dispute case where parties co.....

Tags : Litigants, Lawyers, Penalized

Supreme Court: State Officers Cannot Back Litigants Through Affidavits Against the Law(20.05.2026)

Supreme Court strongly censured government officers, saying State authorities cannot support litigants by taking positions contrary to law, and direct.....

Tags : State Officers; Litigants; Affidavits

Del. HC: BCI Must Frame Ethical Code for Self-Represented Litigants(21.07.2023)

Delhi High Court has stated that Bar Council of India (BCI) need to frame some guidelines for establishment of ethical code for self-represented litig.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Bar Council of India, Self-Represented Litigants, Guidelines

Bombay HC Remarks that Lawyers Coming Unprepared to Court do Injustice to their Client(29.01.2025)

Bom. HC while taking exception of advocates not coming prepared with their matters, has stated that the lawyers by not coming well prepared and still .....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Other Litigants, Injustice