Supreme Court · 1981 INSC 95 · Decided 16 April 1981
Rafiq & ANR. v. Munshilal & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1981 INSC 95 · [1981] 3 S.C.R. 509
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1415/1981
- Decided
- 16 April 1981
- Bench
- D.A. DESAI, BAHARUL ISLAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
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. 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 appeal. The High Court rejected this application stating that no satisfactory explanation had been furnished
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