Online Presence Of Only Those Advocates Who Are Either Present Or Assisting In Court Will Be Marked : Supreme Court
Live LawDeploring the practice of marking the presence of an Advocate who was neither physically nor virtually present during the proceedings, the Supreme Court directed that only the presence of those Advocates would be marked who were either present in the case or assisting in the Court. Taking an objection to such unethical practice, the Court upon perusing a circular dated 30th December 2022 issued by the Supreme Court's Registry which permitted the Advocates on Record to mark appearances of the “advocates appearing in court" via an online portal found that "the instruction mentioned therein casts onerous responsibility on the Advocates-onRecord to furnish information of the advocate appearing online or physically in the case." In this regard, the Court requested the Supreme Court Bar Association and Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association to furnish online presence only of those advocates who are present in the Court and also requested the Presidents of various Bar Associations of the Supreme Court to look into the issue and notify the members for taking corrective steps. "As observed, we request the members of the Supreme Court Bar Association and Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association to furnish online presence only of those advocates as indicated, and ensure its compliance in true sense and spirit.
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