The district courts in the Patiala House complex were witness to scenes of chaos and violence as lawyers clashed with students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University..Our Delhi correspondent, Smrithi Suresh was witness to the scenes that unfolded at the court complex today. And the tension was building for quite a while..In fact, as per this tweet, today’s scuffle had been pre-planned with lawyer Swaty S Malik sharing a message she received last evening..An English translation of this message was provided by Mahim Pratap Singh of the Indian Express..And even though the message called for a peaceful movement, clearly things headed in a different direction..Here is another image showing just what took place within court premises today..Evidently, the police stationed within the court premises were unable to diffuse the situation..What further complicated matters was the arrival of Arun Jaitley in Patiala House for the defamation case hearing..In fact, lawyers were not the only one indulging in violence..Nor were JNU students the only targets..AFP’s Annie Banerji tweeted that two lawyers in particular were guilty of physical assault..Follow Bar and Bench channel on WhatsAppDownload the Bar and Bench Mobile app for instant access to the latest legal news.
