Supreme Court of India

Rafiq & Anr. v. Munshilal & Anr.

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Reported as [1981] 3 S.C.R. 509
Bench D.A. Desai and Baharul Islam JJ.
Decided 16 April 1981

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Procedure-Litigant entrusted appeal to an advocate-Advocate failed to appear in Court at hearing-Appeal dismissed-Litigant, whether entitled to have the appeal restored for hearing. Costs-Appeal dismissed on account of absence of advocate at hearing­ Costs, if could be recovered from Advocate. On knowing that the High Court had dismissed his appeal on the ground that his Advocate was not present in the Court when the matter was taken up for hearing the appellant moved an application for the recall of the order dismissing the appeal and for permission to participate in the hearing of the

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