'Some Courts Declining Passovers, Hearing Sequence Be Published In Causelists' : SCAORA Writes To CJI

The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association has written to the Chief Justice of India requesting that the hearing sequence be published in the supplementary causelist itself the previous day instead of digitally displaying on the hearing day.

The Association has also raised concerns about certain benches denying the requests for passovers in the first round, which was said to be "a matter of great concern and causing great difficulty to the members of the Bar."

The SCAORA said that the present practice of issuing the order of Sequence in the morning after 10:30 am is causing enormous challenges for all the AORs, Non-AORs, Seniors, Juniors, clerks etc. as a whole. The elderly members of the bar and those who are not technically very adept are bearing the brunt and are frequently unable to attend hearings of their matters.

"Therefore, knowing the order in which matters will be taken a day in advance would greatly assist advocates in planning their day and managing their time effectively," the Association requested CJI Sanjiv Khanna.

SCOARA Hony. Secretary Nikhil Jain, who wrote the letter on behalf of the Association, further requested that at least one pass over should be granted by the Courts.

Click here to read the letter.