SC Registers Writ Petition Over AP Judge’s Rebuke to Young Advocate
However, the order was reportedly recalled following the intervention by the members of the Bar.
Vijayawada:The Supreme Court has taken cognisance of a resolution passed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) condemning the recent incident in which a young advocate was directed to be taken into judicial custody for 24 hours during the court proceedings in the AP High Court.
The apex court registered the writ petition in New Delhi on Friday after the SCBA urged the CJI to take appropriate institutional cognisance of the matter and consider corrective and administrative measures to preserve the public confidence in the judiciary and maintain cordial Bar-Bench relations.
The writ petition was registered following a controversy in the proceedings before Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao in the AP High Court, where a young advocate was directed to be taken into judicial custody for 24 hours during the hearing of a writ petition.
In a video clipping that went viral on social media, Justice Rao was heart orally rebuking the advocate appearing in the matter and directing that the police be called. The order passed by the court stated that counsel for the petitioner behaved indolently.
However, the order was reportedly recalled following the intervention by the members of the Bar.