Rajasthan High Court Fines Advocate Who Skipped Final Hearing Without Seeking Adjournment To Attend Another Case
The Rajasthan High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 25,000 on an advocate who failed to appear when the matter was listed for final hearing, without submitting any adjournment application, on account of attending another matter in Jodhpur.The bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain opined that despite knowing the fact in advance that the matter was listed for final hearing, no application...
The Rajasthan High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 25,000 on an advocate who failed to appear when the matter was listed for final hearing, without submitting any adjournment application, on account of attending another matter in Jodhpur.
The bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain opined that despite knowing the fact in advance that the matter was listed for final hearing, no application for adjournment was filed by the counsel.
This was considered sufficient for causing inconvenience to the other counsel as well as to give “bad impression” to the party concern.
The Court was hearing a petition filed by a candidate for the post of School Lecturer who was 60% blind in both eyes. The counsel who sought adjournment was appearing for the Respondents.
The Court adjourned the matter while imposing a cost of Rs. 25,000 to be deposited in the cost fund of RSLSA, within two weeks. It added that in case the counsel failed to submit the fee, the same shall be recovered from RPSC.
The matter has been listed for final disposal on December 12, 2025.
Title: Sarita Kumar v State of Rajasthan