Yes, it is your right to appear in person in your own case. Every person has the basic right to defend or pursue his own case.
For example, Rule 1 of Order III of the Civil Procedure Code 1908 lays down as under:
“1. Appearances, etc., may be in person, by recognised agent or by pleader.— Any appearance, application or act in or to any Court, required or authorised by law to be made or done by a party in such Court, may, except where otherwise expressly provided by any law for the time being in force, be made or done by the party in person, or by his recognised agent, or by a pleader appearing, applying or acting, as the case may be, on his behalf:
Provided that any such appearance shall, if the Court so directs, be made by the party in person.”
This rule clearly shows that a person can himself appear in the case, i.e., the party in person (I have highlighted the relevant part in above rule).
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