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2018 (8) TMI 1789 - SC - Indian LawsRight to be represented before the Redressal Committee through a lawyer - Whether lawyers can represent their clients in the fact scenario in the present case is sub judice in the Supreme Court, some intermediate course of conduct should have been followed instead of dismissing the petition? Held that:- The very Bombay High Court judgment referred to itself states that a professional lawyer may represent the petitioner, and not merely an employee of the company, provided he does not take more than a day to submit his arguments - We have also been informed that at present the Bombay view is opposite of the Delhi and Punjab and Haryana views. In the interest of justice, what has been done by the Bombay High Court in the order referred to, as well in STATE BANK OF INDIA AND ANR VERSUS KINGFISHER AIRLINES LTD AND ORS [2015 (12) TMI 1471 - SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] we allow a professional lawyer to appear on behalf of the petitioner and allow him to present an oral argument, which shall not last beyond one day - the matter is fixed for hearing on 31.08.2018. SLP disposed off.
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