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Lawyer summons can shatter core of legal independence: SC

June 26, 2025

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Mint Mumbai

A Gujarat-based lawyer was called by the police merely for securing bail for his client

- Utkarsh Anand

Direct summons by investigating agencies or the police to lawyers for advising their clients can "shatter the core of legal independence" and constitute a "serious interference with the administration of justice", the Supreme Court said Wednesday, as it initiated suo motu proceedings to address the issue and formulate safeguards to protect the legal profession.

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