Lawyers can't disrupt court proceedings, put clients interest in jeopardy: Supreme Court
The Hindu
The apex court said that advocates owe a duty to their clients and strikes interfere with the administration of justice.
It is "unprofessional" and "unbecoming" for a lawyer to refuse to attend the court due to a strike or boycott by the Bar Associations as they cannot disrupt court proceedings and put the interest of their clients in jeopardy, the Supreme Court has said.
The top court further observed that an advocate is an officer of the court and enjoys a special status in the society.
A bench of Justices M.R. Shah and A.S. Bopanna made the observation while hearing a case in which the advocates in the Rajasthan High Court went on strike on September 27, 2021.
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