In which case, where the advocate of one of the parties was asking for continuous adjournments to the immense inconvenience of the opposite party, it was held by the Supreme Court that seeking adjournments for postponing the examination of witnesses who were present without making other arrangements for examining such witnesses is a dereliction of the duty that an advocate owed to the Court, amounting to misconduct?

Option A: N. G. Dastane v. Shrikant S. Shivde

Option B: Sambhu Ram Yadav v. Hanuman Das Khatry

Option C: Noratanman Courasia v. M.R. Murali

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer

Option: a

Explanation

N. G. Dastane v. Shrikant S. Shivde, AIR 2001 SC 202. In this particular case, the advocate of one of the parties was asking for continuous adjournments to the immense inconvenience of the opposite party. The Supreme Court held that seeking adjournments for postponing the examination of witnesses who were present without making other arrangements for examining such witnesses is a dereliction of the duty that an advocate owed to the Court, amounting to misconduct.

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