Lawyers should ensure they don't suffer from 'disease of adjournment': CJI

Misra said if a lawyer delays, or procrastinates, or a judge doesn't sit on time, both of them violate the rule of law

Lawyers should ensure they do not suffer from the “disease of adjournment” and delay the progress of cases, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Saturday said.

In his address at the 125th anniversary celebrations of the Madras High Court Heritage Buildings, Misra also said, “punctuality is facet of rule of law”.
 

“All of us, members of the Bench and the assisting counsel, should clearly understand that it is our obligation to sit on time as a judge (and) as lawyers to being prepared to argue a case,” he said.

“If a lawyer delays, or procrastinates, or a judge doesn’t sit on