HC: Probe assault of lawyer in courtroom without pressure

THE Delhi High Court on Monday directed the DCP concerned to probe the alleged physical assault of a lawyer inside a courtroom on Saturday “without being pressurised”, noting that such incidents not only threaten the individual counsel practising in the court but also erode the dignity and propriety of the court proceedings.

- UDAYAN KISHORE

A special bench constituted of the three most senior judges of the high court to hear the matter also directed the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Tis Hazari Courts, to submit a report into the incident after making enquiries from everybody concerned, including the presiding officer of the court where the incident allegedly took place.