The lawyer who molested a lady lawyer and an intern inside court 4 of the Supreme Court has submitted a written apology for his misbehaviour. According to authoritative sources, the apology has been accepted by both the lady lawyer and the intern..As reported by Bar & Bench, this incident happened while the hearing of Yakub Memon’s petition was in progression during the post-lunch session on July 29. Commotion ensued outside the court after the lady lawyer raised an alarm and security officials had to intervene..It is understood that the accused lawyer has submitted his written apology to SCBA President Dushyant Dave..Taking notice of the incident, Senior Advocate and Member of the Gender Sensitization and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) Mahalakshmi Pavani has brought it to the notice of the Chairperson of the Committee, Justice R Banumathi..Confirming that she has taken suo motu notice, Pavani said,.“I want the Committee to look into this incident as this has happened in the Supreme Court. It is the highest court in the country and we should set a benchmark for other courts to follow.”.However, she has not yet heard from the Chairperson.
The lawyer who molested a lady lawyer and an intern inside court 4 of the Supreme Court has submitted a written apology for his misbehaviour. According to authoritative sources, the apology has been accepted by both the lady lawyer and the intern..As reported by Bar & Bench, this incident happened while the hearing of Yakub Memon’s petition was in progression during the post-lunch session on July 29. Commotion ensued outside the court after the lady lawyer raised an alarm and security officials had to intervene..It is understood that the accused lawyer has submitted his written apology to SCBA President Dushyant Dave..Taking notice of the incident, Senior Advocate and Member of the Gender Sensitization and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) Mahalakshmi Pavani has brought it to the notice of the Chairperson of the Committee, Justice R Banumathi..Confirming that she has taken suo motu notice, Pavani said,.“I want the Committee to look into this incident as this has happened in the Supreme Court. It is the highest court in the country and we should set a benchmark for other courts to follow.”.However, she has not yet heard from the Chairperson.