'Tareekh-pe-tareekh': CJI Chandrachud urges lawyers to avoid unnecessary adjournments
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Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud called on attorneys on Thursday to avoid seeking unnecessary postponements in legal proceedings. He pointed out the contradiction of lawyers requesting urgent case scheduling only to later ask for delays. The CJI encouraged advocates to request adjournments solely when "very very necessary" to prevent the court from becoming a "tareekh-pe-tareekh" court. Notably, the phrase was popularized by Sunny Deol in his film Damini, wherein he played a lawyer fed up with court adjournments.