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2007 DIGILAW 746 (SC)

ILA VIPIN PANDYA v. SMITA AMBALAL PATEL

2007-05-03

B.P.SINGH, HARJIT SINGH BEDI

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ORDER 1. The respondent, appearing in person, had started her arguments in this case on 28-3-2007 at 3.00 p.m. and the matter remained part-heard on that day. Thereafter, she resumed her arguments on 12-4-2007 at 3.15 p.m. and did not complete even on that date. Thereafter, the matter came up for hearing on 19-4-2007 when a telegram sent by the respondent was placed before us in which she had requested for adjournment of the matter till 2-5-2007. That is how the matter is before us today. 2. The respondent, appearing in person, resumed her arguments at 10.40 a.m. She has not addressed any argument so far which may be considered to be relevant to the issue involved in the appeal before us. We have repeatedly tried to persuade her to deal with the submissions urged on behalf of the appellant. Rather than doing that, she has been reading before us various documents in the different volumes of the paper book relating to the conduct of certain advocates and she insisted that she is concerned about the misconduct of the advocates who have held this country to ransom and who have associated in causing bomb blasts in this country. When we tried to explain to her that we are not concerned with those issues and we are concerned with only those issues which are relevant to the dispute before us, she retorted that she is very much concerned with the misconduct of lawyers and her real fight is against them and not the appellant and therefore, we must hear her on those issues. When we explained to her that those issues are irrelevant and she must confine herself to the relevant issues she raised her voice and started addressing the Court in a manner unbecoming of even a party appearing in person. 3. Having regard to the fact that she is a lady and she is appearing in person, and that she may have a grievance, we tolerated her to the extent possible. Her conduct is now beyond tolerance. She has reduced the judicial proceeding to a mockery. Since she is wasting the time of the Court by referring to irrelevant records and not addressing the Court on the issues involved, we are constrained to close the arguments. Her conduct is now beyond tolerance. She has reduced the judicial proceeding to a mockery. Since she is wasting the time of the Court by referring to irrelevant records and not addressing the Court on the issues involved, we are constrained to close the arguments. Since the respondent persists in raising her voice and making irrelevant comments in a manner which completely erodes the sanctity of judicial proceeding, we shall only be wasting the time of the Court, if we continue to hear the respondent further. We shall proceed to pronounce our judgment in due course. 4. The respondent who appears in person has handed over to us written arguments on affidavit and prays that her written submissions may be taken e into consideration. We shall certainly take into consideration the written arguments submitted by her. Court Masters