Supreme Court Directs States/UTs: Retain Previous Panel of Advocates for Six Weeks Post-Government Change to Prevent Adjournments
Last Updated on April 3, 2024 by News Desk
It has been expressed by the S.C. that how the panel of advocates in the states and the union territories has changed the shifting in the political power. The court said that this often leads to adjournment of the matters.
The court also said that it is true that the state governments have the power to change their advocates but at same must be done by ensuring that the activities of the court is not affected.
The division bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, made these observations while they were hearing a bail application of an accused who was charged with the offense of criminal cheating under the Uttar Pradesh Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means Act, 1988.
On the last hearing, no counter affidavit was filed by the state because a new panel of the state counsel had been put into place.
Case Title:- SACHIN KUMAR vs. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND., Diary No.- 51567 – 2023 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 270
Written By:- Shianjany Pradhan (@SHIANJANYPRADHAN)
