The Gauhati High Court held that litigants cannot seek repeated adjournments during trial and later blame their lawyers for the resulting delay to reopen or prolong the proceedings. The Court said such tactics cannot be permitted in the interest of justice.
A convict in the 2011 Keenan-Ruben murder case has died after waiting nine years for his appeal to be heard by the Bombay High Court. This comes despite repeated Supreme Court directions urging the High Court to decide the case within three months.
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that only advocates aged 45 and above can be designated as Senior Advocates, also directing them to mentor 2-3 young lawyers with less than three years of bar experience.
