NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not allow senior advocates to mention urgent listing matters or argue in cases listed on the court’s district working days.
The Supreme Court said that this comes to encourage young lawyers to discuss their cases during the court’s partial working days from today until July 12.
The Supreme Court’s summer recess has been renamed as partial court days. This year, three to four court seats will be held each week during this period.
“Senior lawyers will not be allowed in my court,” Justice Vikram Nath, who was heading the bench that also included Justice B B Varali, said at the outset.
When a senior advocate tried to mention a matter, Justice Nath said that he would not allow the senior advocate to mention the matter or argue the cases listed before his office during the court’s partial working days.
Justice Nath said that he would allow only young lawyers and registered advocates to argue before his bench during this period.
When a senior lawyer asked the bench to allow him to plead the case today as they were not aware of it, Justice Nath said: “You can approach the defense charge or the lawyer issuing instructions. We will listen to them but not the senior lawyers.”
However, the bench stressed that it will not reject any matter in which senior lawyers are present and will include them for hearing in July after the Supreme Court resumes its normal work.
Another apex court bench comprising Justices BS Narasimha and Aravind Kumar also said that senior advocates will not be allowed to mention matters or discuss matters during the court’s partial working days.
“We are allowing it today only. But from tomorrow onwards, senior lawyers will not be allowed to argue or mention matters. There is more chance of issuing notice if junior lawyers argue matters, and there is more chance of dismissal if senior lawyers argue the case,” Justice Narasimha told the lawyers present in the courtroom.
Justice Sanjay Karol, who was heading another bench including Justice A.J. Masih, similar notes.
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