The Supreme Court cautioned lawyers against assuming that filing an adjournment slip automatically postpones proceedings. Stressing that only the Bench decides adjournments, the Court directed advocates to remain fully prepared to argue unless an adjournment is expressly granted by the Court.
The Delhi High Court rejected Jasir Bilal Wali’s request to meet his lawyer at NIA headquarters, stating that no special procedure can be created without proper trial court orders. The Court stressed that oral claims of rejection cannot replace written proof and sent the matter back to the Sessions Court for a lawful decision.
