Deprecating the "culture of adjournments", the Delhi High Court has said adjournments were being sought indiscriminately and there was a misplaced expectation that such requests would be granted at asking.
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, who was hearing a petition seeking a waiver of a cost of ₹20,000 for non-appearance by an advocate, hoped this would change in future.
CJI Chandrachud says lawyers should not seek adjournments unless it is ‘very, very necessary’
The cost was imposed by another High Court Bench in May last year. The court noted the petitioner's submissions that his advocate could not appear in the matter as she was busy in other cases in trial courts.
The petitioner also said his advocate was a single mother with two children, having "multiple difficulties in her life".
