Influential Persons Appointed as Lawyers for State Corporations While First-Generation Lawyers Ignored: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, in a significant judgment dated August 4, 2025, sharply criticised the prevailing system of appointing legal counsels in state-run corporations, especially the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC). Justice Ajay Bhanot, while hearing a petition in the matter titled Smt. Jubeda Begum and Another VERSUS U.P. State Road Transport Corporation and Another, highlighted that a deeply entrenched “entitlement culture” has led to appointments based not…
