Bhagwan Singh vs State of U. P. - 2024 Supreme(SC) 806

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2024 Supreme(SC) 806

BELA M. TRIVEDI, SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA
Bhagwan Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. Siddhartha Dave, Sr. Adv. Mr. Anubhav, AOR Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Adv. Mr. Rishi Kumar Singh Gautam, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. K Parmeshwar, Sr. A.A.G. Ms. Sakshi Kakkar, AOR Mr. Anchit Singla, Adv. Mr. Sanchar Anand, Adv. Mr. Apoorva Singhal, AOR Mr. Shiv Kumar, Adv. Mr. Aman Kumar Thakur, Adv. Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma, AOR

JUDGMENT :

Bela M. Trivedi, J.

1. Delay condoned.

2. Leave granted.

PREFACE

3. While the finest of the legal minds and legal eagles on the Bench and in the Bar of the Supreme Court are busy developing the best of the jurisprudence and laying down the best of the laws for the country, there are certain sinister cabal of unscrupulous litigants and a coterie of their counsellors, who are always busy in taking undue advantage of the systemic lacunae and in misusing the process of law, in turn damaging the image of the Courts as also of the entire legal fraternity/legal profession. The huge quantum of work load in the Courts, limitations of the human agencies in manning the Justice Delivery System and the fertile minds of the unscrupulous litigants and their legal counsellors are some of the factors responsible for not allowing the Justice Delivery System to work as effectively and efficiently as it is expected to work.

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