No litigant may be refused his or her request for self-pleading without engaging a lawyer, particularly when the litigant alleges lack of financial wherewithal to engage lawyer; of course, the litigant has to agree to bear the consequences of being allowed to do his or her own pleading.
If the case in question is one of alimony payable in connection with divorce proceedings, the Judge may ask for evidence of the level of earnings of the husband to determine and order accordingly the maintenance payable to the wife.
The Court is responsible for safe-keeping of any document handed over to the Judge. It may be justified to file a case for damages for the mental agony caused to the litigant on account of documents filed in the court being found missing. more
If the case in question is one of alimony payable in connection with divorce proceedings, the Judge may ask for evidence of the level of earnings of the husband to determine and order accordingly the maintenance payable to the wife.
The Court is responsible for safe-keeping of any document handed over to the Judge. It may be justified to file a case for damages for the mental agony caused to the litigant on account of documents filed in the court being found missing. more
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Best issue Sri Sastry Vemoori . All the Courts shall in deed allow . Any procedural restrictions are only created may be for the sake of Lawyers those dependent on the Cases . But , if the parties are allowed for self pleading , the Courts at the time of Chief or , Cross cannot keep silent shirking the responsibilities under article 39 A too in addition to the natural justice . And, I think this is all since the Courts fundamentally are still not started confining to the cognizant Petition & written evidence with those Exhibits . more
Nov 20
Instead of an advocate, she could have engaged a clerk who could have prepared her writ in conformity with court format. This format should have been made available by courts to general public but unfortiunately this has not been done by them. more
Nov 19
In Ranga Reddy Family Court one helpless woman filed the case as "Party in Person". The case was returned with a number of quarries by the Superintendent. Finally she was forced to borrow money and engage an advocate suggested by the Superintendent and got her case admitted. The judges, court staff and advocates are to day functioning with a sole aim of discouraging the helpless persons from prosecuting for their rights. The application should have been asked to be corrected by the helpless woman. They will not do it. The reasons are obvious. Money - Money - Money - and unaccounted money flows there with impunity. No advocate is ever arrested for holding properties disproportionate to his declared income. This is all because - money and money only more
Nov 16
It is already in vogue. The litigant is permitted to plead his/her case himself/herself. As far as safe-keeping of the documents produced before the court is concerned, documents so produced and handed over to the court are preserved safely thereat. more
Nov 16
