Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 208 · Decided 16 April 2001
Vinoy Kumar v. State of U.P. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 208 · [2001] 2 S.C.R. 1196
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 1253/2001
- Decided
- 16 April 2001
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226, 136
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 : Articles 226 and 136. + Writ Petition-Locus standi-Advocate filed writ petition challenging c the transfer of his client's cases from one court to another-Maintainability of-Held: No person has locus s{andi if he is not personally affected by the impugned order-Only or filed in public interest-Hence, writ petition not maintainable. Advocates Act, 1961: '""' D Section 30-Scope and ambit of-Held: Entitles an Advocate to practise the profession of law and not to substitute himself for his clients-Filing of writ petition in his awn name is no part of
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