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2026 Supreme(Online)(Del) 10523
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Saurabh Banerjee, J
Ram Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Govt Of Nct Delhi – Respondent
CRL.M.C. 2936/2026 | CRL.M.C. 2937/2026 | CRL.M.C. 2970/2026 | CRL.M.C. 2971/2026 | CRL.M.C. 2972/2026
Important Points
The court maintains discretion to grant adjournments in the interest of justice when the lead counsel is unavailable.
Subject
Criminal Law - Procedural Order
Headnote
The case involves a request for an adjournment by the petitioner on the grounds of non-availability of the arguing counsel. The court, in the interest of justice, granted the adjournment. The primary issue concerns the management of court proceedings and accommodation of counsel availability. The court exercised its discretion to facilitate proper representation for the petitioner. The matter is renotified to a later date.
Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Abhinav Sharma, Mahender Shukla
For the Respondents: Meenakshi Dahiya, Vanshika Singh, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Tanmay Mehta, Rajeev Aggarwal, Manbhar Mittal, Ankit Gupta
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Abhinav Sharma, Mahender Shukla
For the Respondents: Meenakshi Dahiya, Vanshika Singh, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Tanmay Mehta, Rajeev Aggarwal, Manbhar Mittal, Ankit Gupta
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| 1. court discretion in granting adjournments for counsel unavailability. (Para 1 , 2) |
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE
O R D E R
% 20.04.2026
1. Since learned counsel for the petitioner seeks adjournment on the ground that the arguing counsel is not available for the day, in the interest of justice, renotify on 23.04.2026.
2. A copy of this order be kept in all the connected matters.
