We Are Getting A Lot Of Sick Notes Everyday From Advocates, Need To Evolve A Mechanism For It: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court's Chief Justice-led bench today observed that a lot of sick notes were being received from the advocates by the Court every day and that there was a need to evolve a mechanism for the same.The Bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Mauna M. Bhatt observed thus when it was informed to the Court that an advocate had filed a sick note with the consent of the other side and therefore, it was prayed that the matter be listed for some other day.To this, Chief Justice Aravind Kumar orally observed thus:"Every day so many sick notes are being filed. Something has to be evolved because in all the High Courts, there is 3 sick notes a year or some...10 days. We will find out from your bar president as to what could be done."In response to this observation of the Chief Justice, another advocate submitted that he would inform the president of the Bar and that they would work out something for this."Yes yes... you come with a solution," the CJ said.It may be noted that the Central Government had, on October 9, approved the appointment of Justice Aravind Kumar as the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court. Earlier, he was a Judge of the Karnataka High Court. He took the oath of his office on October 13.In related news, the Allahabad High Court recently deplored the behavior of an Advocate (Counsel appearing for the petitioner), who, despite being present within the Court premises, sent his illness slip before the Court seeking adjournment in a matter.Noting the circumstances under which the illness slip was sent, the Bench of Justice Jaspreet Singh called him before the Court and a specific query was put to him as to whether he was appearing in the matter before the Court.In response to this, he submitted that he does appear in the matter and added that though he had come to the Court, since he was having a headache, therefore, he had sent an illness slip.Noting this response of the Counsel, the Court had remarked thus:"This act of Sri Chandra Has Mishra (the advocate) is deprecated and it is absolutely unacceptable that once a counsel is present in the Court he ought not to have sent an illness slip, such practice cannot be accepted."Read more here: Lawyer Present In Court Sends Illness Slip Seeking Adjournment: Allahabad HC Directs To Inform Bar Association About Members' 'Unfair Practice'Case title - Pragteshwar Seva Trust v. State Of Gujarat

We Are Getting A Lot Of Sick Notes Everyday From Advocates, Need To Evolve A Mechanism For It: Gujarat High Court

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