Madras:17/9/17:Lawyers should ensure that they do not suffer from the “disease of adjournment” and procrastinate the progress of cases, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today said.In his address at the 125th anniversary celebrations of the Madras High Court Heritage Buildings, Justice 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 argue a case coming prepared,” he said.”If a lawyer delays, procrastinates, a judge doesn’t sit on time, both of them violate the rule of law,” he said.