New Delhi: The Bar Council of India in harsh words condemned the law and order breakdown that took place at the Patiala House Court on Wednesday. Seeking probe into the incident, Bar Council of India chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said that if involvement of lawyers in the incident is found then licenses will be cancelled.
Two groups of lawyers engaged in a brawl on Wednesday outside Patiala House Court where Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Student's Union President Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on charges of sedition, was to be produced for his remand hearing.
Upset over brazen defiance of its orders by a bunch of rowdy lawyers, the Supreme Court issued a tough message to Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi to personally ensure the safety and security of JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, journalists and others in Patiala House Court complex.
The stern message came at the end of a day-long drama of violence and abuses hurled by men in black robes who took law in their hands for the second day this week when Kumar was brought for remand proceedings before Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen.
A team of senior lawyers set up by the Supreme Court will on Thursday submit a report on this. In an oral report, the 5-member panel said there was an atmosphere of "fear and terror" that prevailed at the court complex and the police did not act. "There is a serious threat to the life and safety of the accused (Kanhaiya) and this police will be unable to save him."
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet President Pranab Mukerjee on Thursday to discuss the law and order situation on Delhi. The Delhi cabinet will meet the President at 2 pm on Thursday. “Delhi Cabinet will meet Hon’ble President at 2 pm to discuss Delhi law and order situation (sic),” Kejriwal tweeted on Wednesday.
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