Aug 12, 2011, 06.33AM IST
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday issued show cause notice to 16 lawyers of district court Gurdaspur for causing interference in administration of justice. While issuing notice to the lawyers, Justice SK Mittal of the HC has asked them as to why contempt of court proceedings should not be initiated against them. These lawyers are also facing charges of raising slogans against the district and sessions judge, Gurdaspur.
Those who are in contempt loop are advocate Baltej Singh, SS Kahlon, GS Bhullar, HS Lakhanpal, SS Bhagowalia, Bahadur Singh, Sandeep Ohri, OS Sodhi, KK Puri, S S Saini, Kavi Raj Saini, JS Ahuja, Rakesh Kumar, Jagmohan Walia, Kamaljit Suri and RS Goraya.
The contempt notice has been issued by the HC after receiving a report from the district and sessions judge, Gurdaspur. Report stated that on directions of the building committee of the high court, when the temporary structures of some of the lawyers were removed, they protested, raising slogans against the district and sessions judge. The report also submitted that the functioning of the court had been paralyzed and it became virtually impossible to conduct the court proceedings and lawyer's act was totally uncalled for, which amounts to interference in the working of the court.
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday issued show cause notice to 16 lawyers of district court Gurdaspur for causing interference in administration of justice. While issuing notice to the lawyers, Justice SK Mittal of the HC has asked them as to why contempt of court proceedings should not be initiated against them. These lawyers are also facing charges of raising slogans against the district and sessions judge, Gurdaspur.
Those who are in contempt loop are advocate Baltej Singh, SS Kahlon, GS Bhullar, HS Lakhanpal, SS Bhagowalia, Bahadur Singh, Sandeep Ohri, OS Sodhi, KK Puri, S S Saini, Kavi Raj Saini, JS Ahuja, Rakesh Kumar, Jagmohan Walia, Kamaljit Suri and RS Goraya.
The contempt notice has been issued by the HC after receiving a report from the district and sessions judge, Gurdaspur. Report stated that on directions of the building committee of the high court, when the temporary structures of some of the lawyers were removed, they protested, raising slogans against the district and sessions judge. The report also submitted that the functioning of the court had been paralyzed and it became virtually impossible to conduct the court proceedings and lawyer's act was totally uncalled for, which amounts to interference in the working of the court.
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