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BARIN GHOSH, SERVESH KUMAR GUPTA
Awas Ayukta, U. P. Awas Avam Vikas Parishad, Lucknow – Appellant
Versus
Mangal Singh Rawat – Respondent


Advocates:
Counsel for the Parties:
For the Appellants:Pankaj Purohit, Advocate.
For the Respondent No.1:Indu Sharma, Advocate.
For the State/Respondent No.2:Vinay Kumar, Advocate.

JUDGMENT (ORAL)

Barin Ghosh, J.—In order to defend the writ petition, appellants had engaged Mr. K.S. Mehta as their advocate. On 4th March, 2011, when the writ petition was taken up for consideration in the revised list, Mr. K.S. Mehta did not appear. On 4th March, 2011, the writ petition was allowed without hearing the appellants. Appellants then approached the writ court for recalling the order dated 4th March, 2011. While so approaching, appellants engaged as their advocate Mr. Pankaj Purohit. While doing so, appellants did not obtain No Objection from Mr. K. S. Mehta. On the records, Mr. K. S. Mehta was the one and the only advocate, who could represent the appellants. Since the recalling application was not filed through Mr. K. S. Mehta, by the judgment and order under appeal, recall application has been rejected, holding. that the same was not competent.

2. In order to ensure that the institution of the advocates do not suffer, the unwritten law is that when a client has engaged an advocate, while replacing him, it is required to have No Objection of the advocate, which ensures that whatever the client had promised to the advocate has been discharged. That having not been don







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