NEW DELHI: What is being informally followed in recent months in SC has now become official. Senior advocates have been barred from mentioning any case before any bench. The court has issued a circular prescribing procedure for mentioning, adjournment and listing of urgent cases.It says all fresh cases relating to bail/cancellation of bail, death penalty, habeas corpus, eviction, demolition or any other matter involving urgent interim relief will be listed within next two working days. It says no senior counsel shall be permitted oral mentioning before any court and young junior counsel may be encouraged to make oral mentioning.“In case of an exceptionally urgent matter relating to anticipatory bail, death penalty, habeas corpus, eviction/dispossession and demolition, which cannot await listing on the scheduled date as per circular, the mentioning proforma together with the letter of urgency, must be handed over to the mentioning officer prior to 10:30am”, the circular said.To discourage lawyers to seek unnecessary adjournments, it said, “Adjournment of the case would be considered only in case of bereavement in the family or medical/health condition of the advocate/party-in-person or such other genuine reason to the satisfaction of the court”.
