# MP HC adjourns case, lawyer in ‘shock’ after bar poll loss

2026-08-20T08:33:04+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday adjourned a service matter after noting that the arguing counsel appeared unavailable due to 'shock' from losing the secretarial election of the High Court Bar Association. The bench of Justices Vivek Agarwal and Avanindra Kumar Singh recorded: 'It appears that under shock due to loss in election to the High Court Bar Association, arguing counsel is not available today'. LivELaw reports the court granted the adjournment, Bar & Bench calls the observation 'tongue-in-cheek'. The case concerned a retired employee whose pension was stopped after a conviction that came after his retirement. Advocate Om Shankar Pandey, the counsel for the appellant, had on August 5 sought a hearing after August 17 as he was contesting the election. According to both outlets, Senior Advocate Mrigendra Singh won the president's post and advocate Aseem Trivedi the secretary's post. The court listed the matter for August 20.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both livelaw.in and barandbench.com report the same court order verbatim. LivELaw leads with the adjournment as a straightforward news item, quoting the bench's remark without characterising it. Bar & Bench frames the same quote as a 'tongue-in-cheek observation', adding a humorous editorial gloss absent from the official record. Neither outlet offers any critical angle on the court's comment or the election process. Bar & Bench's dramatisation ('rather unusual take') overstates what is a routine adjournment with a cheeky judicial remark. The measured read: the judge made a mild jest, both lawyers and benches seek adjournments for all manner of reasons, this becomes news only because the stated reason is candid. The case itself, a substantial pension dispute, remains unresolved and is listed for August 20.

## Coverage

Coverage: 2 sources, 1 neutral, 1 sensationalist
- livelaw.in (neutral report) <https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/madhya-pradesh-high-court/madhya-pradesh-high-court-records-absence-of-arguing-counsel-notes-losing-in-elections-546619>
  Led with the adjournment as a factual judicial order, quoting court remark without labelling it
- barandbench.com (sensationalist) <https://www.barandbench.com/news/may-be-in-shock-after-bar-election-loss-madhya-pradesh-hc-on-absence-of-arguing-counsel>
  Framed the court remark as 'tongue-in-cheek' and 'rather unusual', adding editorial colour

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