'Lawyers Filing Plea Without Even Meeting Clients, Rise of Fictitious Firms in GST Cases Flagged: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court, in a significant observation, flagged the disturbing trend of fictitious firms filing petitions under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework, often represented by lawyers who never meet their clients in person, not even for attestation or notarization of affidavits. The strong remarks came from a Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, while dealing with a petition filed by a firm…