Talking on the cognisance taken by the Supreme Court docket on the Noida courtroom incident, BJP spokesperson and Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia mentioned that that is his dignified response to these spreading hate and rumours in opposition to him.
A 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court docket presided by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud together with Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra on Thursday took suo motu cognisance over the incident involving snatching of the band of Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia within the District Court docket, Gautam Buddh Nagar by putting attorneys.
“That is my dignified reply to individuals who have been spreading hatred, rumours, morphing footage and to the hooligan masquerading as a lawyer who snatched my band yesterday.” Bhatia mentioned.
The highest courtroom right now issued discover to the President & Secretary of the Bar Affiliation, in search of a report from the District Choose.
Bhatia mentioned that it is vitally unlucky {that a} girl lawyer was additionally bodily abused in the identical courtroom premises yesterday and the highest courtroom has taken cognisance of the identical additionally.
“Ordinarily, we might have insisted on a petition. However the assault on two members of the Supreme Court docket Bar Affiliation (SCBA) is severe. We accordingly direct the Register to register a suo motu writ petition. Discover shall be issued to the President, Secretary of the Jan path Diwani Bar Affiliation Gautam Budh Nagar returnable on April 1,” the bench mentioned whereas dictating order right now.
The bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud directed the District Choose of Gautam Budh Nagar to make sure that the CCTV footage of the incident is in secure custody pending additional orders.
The bench has additional mentioned that the District Choose ought to submit a report back to the Supreme Court docket on the incident.
“District Choose shall additionally acquire a report from the executive employees hooked up to Court docket 8 in whose courtroom Ms Muskan Gupta has alleged the manhandling passed off,” the courtroom dominated.
A lady advocate Muskan Gupta who was additionally manhandled together with Bhatia, informed the highest courtroom that she was to look within the courtroom no.8 on the District Court docket advanced. Nevertheless, she was requested to hunt adjournment when a gaggle of attorneys entered the courtroom and requested her to take away the band and go away the courtroom. She has informed the courtroom that she was bodily manhandled.
Yesterday, the SCBA handed a decision concerning the assault on Bhatia. The counsel showing for Bar Council of India additionally mentioned that BCI is taking cognisance of the incident.
Gaurav Bhatia and Muskan Gupta have been current within the high courtroom right now and affirmed the character of incidents.
The CJI whereas passing the order additionally mentioned that the Supreme Court docket has deprecated strikes by bar associations on a number of events.
“Causes for that is members of the bar characterize particular person litigants involving their grievances. Therefore a strike by the members of the bar instantly impacts the litigants who’re essentially the most very important stakeholder.” CJI mentioned.