New Delhi, 14/9: The Supreme Court Thursday slapped Rs 2,000 as costs on an advocate on record for sending an ‘unprepared’ junior to court in his place for seeking adjournment.
Advocate on record is a lawyer who is authorised to represent clients and file cases in the Supreme Court.
As a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud took up the matter which which was listed for hearing, a junior lawyer appeared before it and requested it to defer the matter as the main advocate was not available.