Inadequate Assistance by Advocates Hampers Supreme Court’s Direction to Dispose of Bail Pleas Within Two Months: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, while hearing a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, made strong observations on the declining quality of legal assistance being provided by advocates. The case involved a maintenance claim under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), where the petitioner, Smt. Saba @ Saba Siddiqui, sought directions for the expeditious disposal of her case pending before the Family Court, Bahraich. Court's…