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    Litigants Cannot Blame Lawyers For Trial Delays After Seeking Repeated Adjournments: Gauhati High Court
    Litigants Cannot Blame Lawyers For Trial Delays After Seeking Repeated Adjournments: Gauhati High Court
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    Litigants Cannot Blame Lawyers For Trial Delays After Seeking Repeated Adjournments: Gauhati High Court

    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.

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    Ego Fight Between Parties Near The End Of Their Lives: Bombay HC Stays Defamation Case Until 2046
    Ego Fight Between Parties Near The End Of Their Lives: Bombay HC Stays Defamation Case Until 2046
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    Ego Fight Between Parties Near The End Of Their Lives: Bombay HC Stays Defamation Case Until 2046

    Bombay High Court stayed a 2017 defamation case until 2046, calling it an “ego fight between the parties at the fag end of their lives,” highlighting prolonged personal disputes clogging judicial timelines.

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    Delhi High Court Sees “Adjournments Surge” as DHCBA Boycott Derails Working Saturday
    Delhi High Court Sees “Adjournments Surge” as DHCBA Boycott Derails Working Saturday
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    Delhi High Court Sees “Adjournments Surge” as DHCBA Boycott Derails Working Saturday

    The Delhi High Court Bar Association’s boycott of working Saturdays disrupted court functioning, leading to widespread adjournments. Despite an extensive cause list, several benches did not assemble, and matters were deferred as lawyers abstained from attending hearings.

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    Lame Excuses, State Is Utterly Lethargic, Tardy and Indolent: Supreme Court Slams Odisha Govt for Delayed Appeal
    Lame Excuses, State Is Utterly Lethargic, Tardy and Indolent: Supreme Court Slams Odisha Govt for Delayed Appeal
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    Lame Excuses, State Is Utterly Lethargic, Tardy and Indolent: Supreme Court Slams Odisha Govt for Delayed Appeal

    The Supreme Court of India slammed the Government of Odisha for unexplained delays in filing appeals, calling its conduct lazy and terming the justification a lame excuse. Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma said deadline failures undermined discipline.

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    Who is Accountable For The 90,000 Pending Cases?: Supreme Court Slams Counsel Over Constant Adjournment Requests
    Who is Accountable For The 90,000 Pending Cases?: Supreme Court Slams Counsel Over Constant Adjournment Requests
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    Who is Accountable For The 90,000 Pending Cases?: Supreme Court Slams Counsel Over Constant Adjournment Requests

    Today, On 25th November, Supreme Court sharply questioned a lawyer over repeated adjournment requests, asking, “Who is accountable for the 90,000 pending cases in this court?” The Bench warned that constant delays only harm litigants and reflect a lack of preparation.

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    Petition in Delhi High Court Seeks Ban on Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’, Alleges Community Defamation
    Petition in Delhi High Court Seeks Ban on Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’, Alleges Community Defamation
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    Delhi High Court Warns Lawyers: ‘Adjournments Are Court’s Courtesy, Not Your Right’

    The Delhi High Court ruled that adjournments and pass overs are discretionary courtesies extended by the court and cannot be used to delay proceedings or make the opposite party suffer. The court dismissed a 2006 civil suit petition, imposing a Rs 10,000 cost on the petitioner.

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