2002 Supreme(SC) 2096
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
G.B. Pattanaik, K.G. Balakrishnan, Arijit Pasayat, JJ.
A.I. Lawyers Forum for Civil Liberts. & Anr. - Petitioners
Versus
U.O.I. and Ors. - Respondents
W.P. (C) No. 125 of 1998
Decided On : 29-07-2002
The necessity of the petitioner's counsel in sensitive matters.
Headnote:
Sensitive Matter - Absence of Counsel - Matter Adjourned
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner's counsel was absent in a sensitive matter.
Finding of the Court:
The court found it impossible to pursue the matter in the absence of the petitioner's counsel and adjourned the case.
Issues: Absence of Counsel
Ratio Decidendi: The absence of the petitioner's counsel in a sensitive matter led to the adjournment of the case.
Final Decision: The matter was adjourned and listed for a later date.
JUDGMENT :
Arijit Pasayat, J.
In a sensitive matter like this, in the absence of the learned counsel for the petitioner. It is not possible for us to pursue this matter.
2. The matter is adjourned.
3. List on.