A video of the May 4 incident that had gone viral had shown Justice T Rajasekhar Rao “calling the police” to take custody of an advocate who behaved “indolently” even as the young counsel kept “begging for grace” with folded hands.
As a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, CJI Kant had passed several orders to tackle the menace. The CJI recalled Friday for his intervention, he had received “threats” from some “nasty people”.
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Justice Joymalya Bagchi quoted a Bengali proverb, 'Rajae rajae juddho hoye, ulukhagrar pran jaye', translating to 'Kings fight and the poor men suffer and die'.