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HC issues criminal contempt notice to 10 advocates for 'assaulting' litigants
Updated On: 15 May, 2024 03:12 PM IST | Prayagraj | PTI
On April 30, the high court had restrained two lawyers from entering the district court premises for their alleged involvement in the same incident
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Taking a serious note of assault of litigants at the district court here, the Allahabad High Court has issued criminal contempt notice to ten advocates and also restrained them from entering the district court premises. The high court`s notice came after the district judge submitted the report in the case.
On April 30, the high court had restrained two lawyers from entering the district court premises for their alleged involvement in the same incident. Some advocates on April 29 entered the senior division court located on the district court premises and allegedly beat up a litigant. Passing its order on Monday, a division bench comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Mohd Azhar Husain Idrisi observed, "The incident in this case has to be viewed with utmost seriousness.
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