"Didn't Impersonate Himself As Lawyer": Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of Law Intern Who Stood In For His Senior Before Tribunal
Live LawThe Allahabad High Court last week stayed the arrest of a law intern who stood in before a tribunal for his senior, under whom he was interning and sought adjournment in a case, and thereafter, charged for the offence of cheating by personation.The Bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Saroj Yadav prima facie noted that the petitioner over-zealously attempted to. The Allahabad High Court last week stayed the arrest of a law intern who stood in before a tribunal for his senior, under whom he was interning and sought adjournment in a case, and thereafter, charged for the offence of cheating by personation. The Bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Saroj Yadav prima facie noted that the petitioner over-zealously attempted to seek adjournment in a case where one of the parties was being represented by the Advocate under whom the law student was interning. Court's order Having heard the submissions of the intern's counsel, the Court noted that it didn't appear to be a case where he impersonated himself as a lawyer as in the order dated October 4, 2021, passed by the Presiding Officer, it was mentioned that the petitioner was present in the Tribunal in the civil dress without adoring the robes.