Bench Hunting Archives

Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana’s Privilege Committee exonerates M3M Directors, Legal Team in Bench Hunting Allegations: Here’s Why

The Privileged Committee of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana found no evidence of any deliberate or coordinated attempt by any advocate to influence bench assignment or secure a favorable order through forum selection.

Case Briefs High Courts

“Advocates can’t pressurise Courts to pass favorable orders”; MP High Court condemns Counsel’s ‘fee recovery from client’ comment

“After realizing that the Court may not pass a favourable order, if an attempt is made by a Lawyer to seek adjournment, then it is a glaring example of Bench hunting.”

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | ‘Bench Hunting’ deprecated by Court – Petition seeking same reliefs as sought in an earlier petition, which was dismissed as withdrawn, not maintainable

Allahabad High Court: The Bench of B. Amit Sthalekar and Piyush Agrawal, JJ., dismissed a civil writ petition, seeking certain reliefs on