HC issues notice for interfering in court proceedings
Chandigarh, August 16
Ludhiana District Bar Association president Ashok Mittal is in contempt loop for allegedly interfering with the court proceedings.
Prima facie holding that his conduct amounted to criminal contempt, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued a notice to Mittal. He has been asked to show cause why contempt proceedings be not initiated against him.
The notice by the Bench of Justice Satish Kumar Mittal and Justice Arvind Kumar came after a copy of a communication by Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Amrinder Pal Singh to Ludhiana District and Sessions Judge was forwarded to the high court.
In his letter dated August 10, the Magistrate asserted that during the hearing of a court case at about 2.45 pm the same day, Mittal “came forward and interfered in the court proceedings”.
The Magistrate asserted the case in which Mittal was a counsel too was pending before the court. After he was asked to wait for some time, Mittal used unparliamentary language and started misbehaving and shouting in the court.
He became “furious and arrogant and gave fist blows on the dais” when the court tried to pacify him. He sat down on the arm of the stenographer’s chair and challenged the court to take any action against him. Mittal went up to the extent of saying he was not bothered about any action, as he was "already facing contempt proceedings in the high court”, the Magistrate added.
The communication further added Mittal also raised slogans outside the court room and pasted a notice on the court’s door calling for a boycott. In all, the proceedings remained disrupted for half an hour due to his “behaviour and conduct”.
Taking up the matter, the Bench observed: “We have perused the letter dated August 10 by Amrinder Pal Singh, JMIC, addressed to the Ludhiana District and Sessions Judge, which has been forwarded to this court.
“After going through the contents of the letter, we are prima facie of the view that the alleged conduct of Ashok Mittal, advocate and president, District Bar Association, Ludhiana, amounts to criminal contempt as defined in Section 2 (c) (iii) of the Contempt of Court Act”. The suo motu case will now come up for further hearing on August 23.
Chandigarh, August 16
Ludhiana District Bar Association president Ashok Mittal is in contempt loop for allegedly interfering with the court proceedings.
Prima facie holding that his conduct amounted to criminal contempt, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued a notice to Mittal. He has been asked to show cause why contempt proceedings be not initiated against him.
The notice by the Bench of Justice Satish Kumar Mittal and Justice Arvind Kumar came after a copy of a communication by Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Amrinder Pal Singh to Ludhiana District and Sessions Judge was forwarded to the high court.
In his letter dated August 10, the Magistrate asserted that during the hearing of a court case at about 2.45 pm the same day, Mittal “came forward and interfered in the court proceedings”.
The Magistrate asserted the case in which Mittal was a counsel too was pending before the court. After he was asked to wait for some time, Mittal used unparliamentary language and started misbehaving and shouting in the court.
He became “furious and arrogant and gave fist blows on the dais” when the court tried to pacify him. He sat down on the arm of the stenographer’s chair and challenged the court to take any action against him. Mittal went up to the extent of saying he was not bothered about any action, as he was "already facing contempt proceedings in the high court”, the Magistrate added.
The communication further added Mittal also raised slogans outside the court room and pasted a notice on the court’s door calling for a boycott. In all, the proceedings remained disrupted for half an hour due to his “behaviour and conduct”.
Taking up the matter, the Bench observed: “We have perused the letter dated August 10 by Amrinder Pal Singh, JMIC, addressed to the Ludhiana District and Sessions Judge, which has been forwarded to this court.
“After going through the contents of the letter, we are prima facie of the view that the alleged conduct of Ashok Mittal, advocate and president, District Bar Association, Ludhiana, amounts to criminal contempt as defined in Section 2 (c) (iii) of the Contempt of Court Act”. The suo motu case will now come up for further hearing on August 23.
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