News By/Courtesy: Badal Sikka | 25 Aug 2021 20:03pm IST

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court has started contempt proceedings against a lawyer, who called the judges goondas.
  • The Court said that the behaviour and conduct of Ashok Pande would show that he had committed ex facie contempt of the Court. He has a long history of misbehaviour in contempt of court.
  • A Lawyer cannot come to the Court not wearing the uniform and when he is pointed out he cannot say that since he has challenged the Bar Council Rules in PIL.

The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court has begun hatred procedures against a legal counselor, who called the adjudicators goondas. This request was given by a Division Bench of Justices Rituraj Awasthi and Dinesh Kumar Singh on August 18, while enrolling a criminal hatred for this situation by taking suo motu cognizance. The Court noticed, "We need to manage an extremely disagreeable circumstance because of preposterous and completely scornful conduct of Advocate Ashok Pande inside the Court on the morning of August 18. The realities which prompted drawing these disdain procedures are that when the Court collected in the first part of the day, Mr. Pande went to the platform. He was in a common dress with an unfastened shirt.

At the point when the Court asked him for what valid reason he was not in uniform, he said that he had tested the Bar Council Rules recommending the Dress Code in PIL, subsequently, he would not put on the uniform. The Court requested that he button his shirt, which he didn't do. He caused a commotion in the Court toward the beginning of the day and the climate of the Court got totally vitiated. Mr. Pande utilized exorbitant language, enjoyed revolting conduct adding up to the ridiculous offense, and tested the authority of the Court. His direct was improper of an individual from the lawful calling. At the point when he was cautioned that in the event that he doesn't act as expected, the Court would have no alternative but to eliminate him from the Court, he tested the Court and said that if the Court had power, it could eliminate him from the Court. He additionally utilized oppressive language against the appointed authorities and said that the Judges were acting like goondas. At the point when the Court asked him in the thing limit, he was tending to the Court, he said that he was a Member of the Awadh Bar Association and reserved each option to address the Court. At the point when the Court inquired as to why he was not in uniform, he said that would not wear the backer's uniform as he had tested the Bar Council Rules recommending the Dress Code for Lawyers.

At the point when the Bar Council of India has endorsed the 'Clothing regulation' in rules outlined under Section 49 (I)(gg) of Act, a Lawyer can't go to the Court not wearing the uniform and when he is called attention to he can't say that since he has tested the Bar Council Rules in PIL, in this manner he would not wear the uniform recommended by the Bar Council of India. "In see thereof, we hold that Asok Pande has by all appearances submitted ex facie hatred of Court during the court procedures on August 18, 2021, which adds up to embarrassing and bringing down the authority of this Court and impedance with the proper way of legal actions and, it likewise has the inclination to meddle or hinder the organization of equity", the Court noticed.

Section Editor: Lucky Sinha | 25 Aug 2021 20:13pm IST

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Tags : #HIGH COURT #ALLAHABAD #LUCKNOW BENCH #LAWYER #CONTEMPT OF COURT #BAR COUNCIL #PIL

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