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Searching Case Laws & Precedent on Legal Query.....!
Analysing the retrieved Case Laws
Scanned Judgements…!
When judgments are not formally reported, they might still be accessible through court proceedings or specific legal reports, but this may require direct inquiry with the court or legal repositories ["The State vs Mr. Hasan Shahid Ferdous Ex-District and Sessions Judge Rangpur now at 290/2/1-A Khilgaon Dhaka and others - Supreme Court"].
Analysis and Conclusion:
References:- ["The State vs Mr. Hasan Shahid Ferdous Ex-District and Sessions Judge Rangpur now at 290/2/1-A Khilgaon Dhaka and others - Supreme Court"]- ["State of Rajasthan VS Cr. Law Reporters - Rajasthan"]
In the intricate world of Indian legal practice, advocates often build their reputation on landmark cases and reported judgments. But what if you need to compile all reported judgments featuring a particular advocate? Whether you're an advocate tracking your own cases, a researcher analyzing legal contributions, or a client evaluating counsel, the question arises: how can get all the judgments reported of a particular advocate?
This post dives into the legal landscape, revealing that no straightforward statutory path exists. Instead, it involves practical approaches, committee evaluations, and independent research. Drawing from key legal documents and related cases, we'll outline the realities, limitations, and actionable steps.
Legal documents clearly state there is no prescribed legal procedure or statutory requirement for obtaining a complete list of all reported judgments of a specific advocate. The focus is on subjective evaluation for purposes like designation or recognition, not public access. Orissa High Court VS Banshidhar Baug - 2025 0 Supreme(SC) 1057
Assessments rely on committees that collect data from judges, law reports, and other sources. However, this is not designed for general retrieval. Judgments are evaluated based on significance, the advocate's role, and quality of submissions, rather than sheer volume. Vishnu Behari Tewari VS High Court Judicature at Allahabad - 2024 0 Supreme(All) 1593
The assessment process involves collecting data on judgments in which the advocate appeared, via a Secretariat or committee, based on information supplied by judges, advocates, or other sources. Orissa High Court VS Banshidhar Baug - 2025 0 Supreme(SC) 1057
This internal process underscores that comprehensive access isn't a right but a practical challenge.
No law or rule mandates courts or authorities to provide a full dossier of an advocate's reported judgments on demand. Documents highlight the impracticality of reviewing every case, especially since judgments may not always specify individual advocate contributions. Jitender @ Kalla VS State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) - 2025 0 Supreme(SC) 809
The documents do not mention any statutory or formal procedural mechanism enabling an advocate or a third party to request or obtain a complete list of all reported judgments involving a particular advocate. Orissa High Court VS Banshidhar Baug - 2025 0 Supreme(SC) 1057
For designation purposes, a Permanent Committee uses a Secretariat to compile data on an advocate's reputation, conduct, pro bono work, and judgments. Sources include judicial reports and law reports. Yet, this is evaluative, not accessible. Orissa High Court VS Banshidhar Baug - 2025 0 Supreme(SC) 1057
The process is complex, time-consuming, and subjective, making it unsuitable for routine requests. Jitender @ Kalla VS State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) - 2025 0 Supreme(SC) 809
Since official channels don't provide a one-stop solution, advocates and researchers typically turn to external resources:
Advocates seeking to compile all reported judgments involving themselves should approach law reporting agencies, court records, or legal databases independently. (From assessment recommendations)
In cases involving advocate changes, courts emphasize returning client files promptly, which indirectly supports accessing personal case records. For instance, in a land acquisition dispute, the court ruled that upon discharge, an advocate must return briefs without insisting on fees contingent on outcomes. Jitubhai Rupabhai Raval VS Baria Kanabhai Vaghabhai - 2023 Supreme(Guj) 788
While no direct procedure exists, several cases illustrate advocates' roles in judgments and access challenges:
Advocate Appearances and Permissions: Under Section 32 of the Advocates Act, courts may permit non-enrolled persons to appear in specific cases, but enrolled advocates' contributions are tracked via appearances. A GPA holder who is an advocate can appear, subject to case-by-case permission. S. Ramachandra Rao VS S. Nagabhushana Rao - 2022 8 Supreme 366
Ethical Duties and File Access: Litigants have rights to retrieve papers from discharged advocates for new counsel. This underscores personal record-keeping. Jitubhai Rupabhai Raval VS Baria Kanabhai Vaghabhai - 2023 Supreme(Guj) 788
Judgment Evaluation in Appointments: In selecting law officers, panels avoid solicitation, focusing on merit via reported judgments. No advocate should apply directly, highlighting indirect compilation methods. A. Sudarshan VS State OF A. P. , through the Secretary Law (Courts) Department, Hyderabad - 1999 Supreme(AP) 280
Review and Citation Practices: Courts scrutinize uncited judgments in reviews, but advocates must distinguish them if raised. This shows judgments are referenced by name, aiding searches. State of West Bengal VS Confederation of State Government Employees - 2019 Supreme(Cal) 293
Other cases, like those on judicial integrity or selection processes, note judgments' role in assessments but don't provide retrieval mechanisms. Ratish Kumar Garg S/o R. b. Agarwal VS High Court Of Judicature For Rajasthan At Jodhpur - 2023 Supreme(Raj) 809A. Eswaramoorthy VS The Secretary to Government Home (Police IV) Department Chennai & Others - 2009 Supreme(Mad) 4629
These examples reinforce that while judgments mention advocates (e.g., Learned Counsel placed reliance upon...), compiling them requires manual effort across repositories.
There is no indication that the committee or the Secretariat provides a formal mechanism for advocates to request or obtain all judgments involving them as a right. (From procedural analysis)
Retrieving all reported judgments of a particular advocate lacks a formal legal pathway in India. Rely on committees only for designations—they're not public tools. Instead, leverage databases, court records, and reporters for practical results.
Actionable Steps:1. Search legal databases with advocate names.2. Query court registries for appearance logs.3. Consult bar libraries or law reports.4. Maintain personal records via vakalatnamas.
This process demands diligence but empowers advocates to showcase their work. Remember, legal landscapes evolve—consult a qualified lawyer for tailored advice. This post offers general insights based on available documents and is not legal counsel.
References:- Orissa High Court VS Banshidhar Baug - 2025 0 Supreme(SC) 1057: Secretariat data collection.- Vishnu Behari Tewari VS High Court Judicature at Allahabad - 2024 0 Supreme(All) 1593: Qualitative assessment.- Jitender @ Kalla VS State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) - 2025 0 Supreme(SC) 809: Subjective evaluation challenges.- Additional contexts: Jitubhai Rupabhai Raval VS Baria Kanabhai Vaghabhai - 2023 Supreme(Guj) 788, A. Sudarshan VS State OF A. P. , through the Secretary Law (Courts) Department, Hyderabad - 1999 Supreme(AP) 280, S. Ramachandra Rao VS S. Nagabhushana Rao - 2022 8 Supreme 366, State of West Bengal VS Confederation of State Government Employees - 2019 Supreme(Cal) 293, Ratish Kumar Garg S/o R. b. Agarwal VS High Court Of Judicature For Rajasthan At Jodhpur - 2023 Supreme(Raj) 809
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Thus it is presumed that every judgment should properly be drawn up and kept in the record so that the litigant people can get copy of that judgment. ... Moynul Haque though declared results in 259 cases but did not write up the judgments. ... Oziullah, Advocate with Mr. ... But none of the aforesaid District and Sessions Judges took any steps to write up the judgments of those cases delivered by Mr. Md. Moynul Haque. ... Later on, he died but till to date, those judgments are not written and no steps ....
Sheela Devi and others reported in MANU/HP/0028/2006. ... For whatsoever reason, if a client does not want to continue the engagement of a particular advocate it would be a professional requirement consistent with the dignity of the profession that he should return the brief to the client. ... At any rate if the litigation is pending the party has the right to get the papers from the advocate whom he has changed so that the new counsel can be briefed by him effectively. ... Balaram Prasad Sharma #HL_STA....
Learned Counsel placed reliance upon the Judgment reported in V. Kishore Kumar v. State of A. P. , 1991 (II) A. L. T. 589 (D. B. ). ... That would indirectly amount to asking the Advocate to solicit work from the State". ... In my considered opinion, even if the method adopted by the learned District Judge is not in conformity with the observations made by the Division Bench in Kishore Kumar s case (supra) the panel itself would not get vitiated. ... According to them no Advocate should make any application to whatsoever....
Power of Court to permit appearances in particular cases.—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, any court, authority, or person may permit any person, not enrolled as an advocate under this Act, to appear before it or him in any particular case.” ... Section 32 of the Advocates Act empowers the Advocate to permit any non-advocate to appear in a particular case. This means that any person has to seek prior permission of the Court to argue the case if he is not Ad....
In the addendum reference shall be made with regard to the judgments reported earlier of Single Bench as reported in the particular edition and the particular page number on which the judgments has been reported. ... ... viii) Multiplicity of journals in a particular subject has to be avoided so that judgments may be published in only some of the specific law journals and reader may not get confused. ... Un-#HL_ST....
The argument of the Learned Advocate General was that these ten judgments should have been referred to by the judges during the hearing and an opportunity should have been given to the parties to distinguish these ten judgments. ... Mandawar (supra) and also the Supreme Court judgments in State of Jammu and Kashmir –v- R.K. Zalpuri and Others reported in 2015 (15) SCC 602 and A. K. ... The third ground for review argued by the Learned Advocate General was that the Court had ignored a b....
Karamveer Singh Banyana, Advocate for respondent. SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J. 1. ... It is reported that due to dishonest intention there were complaints of all types against him. 9. ... In support of his contentions, he realise upon the following judgments:- “1. Vijay Parkash Vs. State of Haryana, 2000(1) SCT 1076 2. Kuldip Singh Vs. State of Punjab, 1992(5) SLR 189.” ... He further contends that it will be difficult, if not impossible, to prove by positive evidence that a particular officer is dishonest but those who have had ....
+1cc to Mr.S.Meenakshisundaram, Advocate SR.No.58663 +1cc to Mr.G.Nagarajan, Advocate SR.No ... From the judgments referred above, the law has been settled that it would be unjust and unfair if the students are observed that there is no scope for re-admission or fresh reported in 1995 (5) SCC 512, wherein in similar case, the reported in 2009 (1) SCC 794, wherein it has been held as p style="position:absolute;white-space
The duty conferred on the appropriate authority to consider the question of continuance of a judicial officer beyond a particular age is an absolute one. ... If that authority bona fide forms an opinion that the integrity of a particular officer is doubtful, the correctness of that opinion cannot be challenged before courts. ... Whether judgments on facts and law are on the whole, sound, well reasoned and expressed in good language -No. most of the judgments are based on confession. (List of full trial judgment....
of the appellants has relied on certain judgments to contend that to claim protection courts below have recorded the concurrent finding that the As already discussed herein-above, in this was ready and willing to perform his part of the contract, all these judgments ... Mira Abdul Gaffar and another, to contend that to get benefit of p style="position:absolute;white-space:pre;margin:0;padding:0;top
Learned counsel for applicants could not tell at all as to how and in what manner the abovenamed politicians or the District Administration can build up pressure over the Presiding Officer and how the District Administration can get the Trial decided in a particular way. 2. From a bare perusal of above, it is clear that the allegations are very vague in nature. The allegations levelled are totally unsubstantiated.
It has also come to the notice of this Court than an advocate whose matters are not placed before a particular Judge, challenging orders of such Judge before Higher Forum or files his appearance in other proceedings. When a Judge is not taking up matters of particular advocate, then how an advocate can later on accept matter where a Judge has passed an order ? In my consider opinion, it is not permissible at all.
In particular, how can Government get a share of the premium in the trade? The estimate of the additional spectrum that may be available for allocation after taking into account: (a) the entitlement of entry spectrum of fresh licenses; (b) the spectrum that needs to be withdrawn from existing operators who do not have the subscriber base corresponding to the spectrum allotted to them; and (c) the spectrum that may be released by Defence.
The learned Advocate General also submitted that having allowed the selected candidates to be selected and thereafter to work in the various places, the writ petitions will have to be dismissed for delay and laches. Thulaseedharan V. Kerala State Public Service Commission]; AIR 2002 SC 1523 [S. Renuka V. State of A.P.]; (1998) 8 SCC 59 [Roshni Devi V. State of Haryana]; and AIR 2001 SC 1851 [All India SC & St Employees Association V. A. Arthur Jeen] and submitted that when the selected list expires, a selected candidate cannot insist that he should be appointed in pursuant to the said list. ....
The learned Advocate General has relied upon the judgments reported in (2006) 3 SCC 330 [State of U.P. V. Rajkumar Sharma]; (2007) 6 SCC 190 [K. The learned Advocate General relied upon the judgments reported in (2006) 3 SCC 330 [State of U.P. V. Rajkumar Sharma]; (2007) 6 SCC 190 [K. Thulaseedharan V. Kerala State Public Service Commission]; AIR 2002 SC 1523 [S. Renuka V. State of A.P.]; (1998) 8 SCC 59 [Roshni Devi V. State of Haryana] and submitted that a selectee cannot claim appointment as a matter of right and a mere inclusion in the selected list do....
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