In Brief
This judgment concerns an application by an Advocate-on-Record seeking discharge from appearing for a contemnor (Kingfisher Airlines' principal Vijay Mallya) in Supreme Court proceedings while legal matters concerning the contemnor were pending in the United Kingdom. The court rejected the discharge application, noting that confidentiality protections under UK law prevented disclosure of details about those proceedings. The court ruled that the advocate must continue to appear and directed the Solicitor General to file a status report within six weeks. Intervention applications were also rejected.
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