Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 197 · Decided 22 March 2021
Brijesh Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Through Its Secretary
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 197 · [2021] 2 S.C.R. 995
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 773/2020
- Decided
- 22 March 2021
- Bench
- MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, AJAY RASTOGI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21
Headnote
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 - Counsel for the Petitioner in this matter was appointed as amicus curiae for the Petitioner - He brought attention to the Court that in this, as well as other matters he was appointed as amicus curiae, he was only provided with the judgment and the trial Court judgment preceding it, severely hampering effective representation - Held: This, from the frequent grievances raised by advocates appearing, seems to be reflective of a general practice, particularly in criminal matters - This practice only serves to
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