Supreme Court discontinues practice of circulating adjournment slips till December 15

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Notably, the Supreme Court is closing for winter vacations on December 15, 2023.

Supreme Court of India has issued a notification directing that no adjournment slips/letters shall be circulated till December 15, 2023.

"In order to accommodate the request of listing maximum number of cases in the interest of litigants and in view of the ensuing winter vacation, all stakeholders to note that the practice of circulating adjournment slips/letters is discontinued with immediate effect till 15.12.2023", reads a notification issued today.

The notification adds that in case of any genuine difficulty, a request for adjournment can be made before the Court concerned.

CJI DY Chandrachud has been vocal about his issues with lawyers seeking adjournments.

As a matter of fact, he today remarked that 205 adjournment slips were circulated.