The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) has raised concerns about the listing of ordinary matters for hearing during the ongoing summer vacation, which they believe violates a circular issued by the Supreme Court. In a letter addressed to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, SCAORA has expressed their dissatisfaction with the registry's decision to list matters that are not permitted during the summer vacations. This situation has caused significant inconvenience to members of the bar who are not present in Delhi and do not have access to their case files.
SCAORA has requested the Chief Justice to intervene and instruct the court's registry to adhere to the circular, ensuring that only matters specified in the scheme are listed for urgent hearing during the summer break.
It is worth noting that this is not the first time SCAORA has raised this issue. Towards the end of the previous month, the organization had written to Chief Justice Chandrachud, highlighting the sudden listing of fresh miscellaneous matters that were not requested or mentioned before the vacation benches of the Supreme Court.
On May 22, the Supreme Court issued a circular clearly stating that only matters specified in the notification would be allowed for urgent listing during the summer break. The listed matters included those involving death penalty cases, petitions for writ of habeas corpus, pleas for anticipatory bail, and challenges against bail orders, among others.
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