Supreme Court of India

Shankar Lal Sharma v. Rajesh Koolwal & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 1 S.C.R. 1717
Bench B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma JJ.
Decided 29 January 2025

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Issue for Consideration The role of advocates in taking up the responsibility of rendering assistance to both the court as well as the litigant, particularly those with limited means. Headnotes† Advocates – Responsibility of – Rendering assistance to indigent litigant: Held: Young advocates joining the bar, must volunteer to assist the litigants who cannot engage the services of a counsel due to lack of means or awareness whenever an opportunity presents itself – Moreover, they should render the best legal assistance to the litigant without any expectation in return for their professional

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