The Supreme Court today directed that a report on the conduct of lawyers in Jammu and Kathua be submitted to it within three days..The direction was made by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud..The Court was hearing the petition concerning the conduct of the members of the Jammu High Court Bar Association and the Kathua District Bar Association and the obstruction in filing of chargesheet in the heinous rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Kathua..The counsel for the Jammu High Court Bar Association submitted that there was no support from the Association for the lawyers’ protest in the Kathua case..However, the CJI responded that regardless of the background, the action was incorrect. He said,.“There was an obstruction in the process of filing a chargesheet. It is a matter of fact.”.The Court directed the panel of the Bar Council of India looking into the conduct of the advocates in Jammu and Kashmir to submit a status report within three days. While directing so, CJI Misra stated that “discipline among the members of the Bar is necessary.”.The next hearing in the matter is set for 26th April..Earlier this week, the Court had issued notice to the state of Jammu & Kashmir in a plea filed by the Kathua rape and murder victim’s father to transfer the trial outside the State..Taking note of the fact that the lawyers appearing for the victim’s family – Deepika Rajawat and Talib Hussain – have been facing death threats from lawyers in the area, the Court had also directed the state to provide adequate protection to them.
The Supreme Court today directed that a report on the conduct of lawyers in Jammu and Kathua be submitted to it within three days..The direction was made by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud..The Court was hearing the petition concerning the conduct of the members of the Jammu High Court Bar Association and the Kathua District Bar Association and the obstruction in filing of chargesheet in the heinous rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Kathua..The counsel for the Jammu High Court Bar Association submitted that there was no support from the Association for the lawyers’ protest in the Kathua case..However, the CJI responded that regardless of the background, the action was incorrect. He said,.“There was an obstruction in the process of filing a chargesheet. It is a matter of fact.”.The Court directed the panel of the Bar Council of India looking into the conduct of the advocates in Jammu and Kashmir to submit a status report within three days. While directing so, CJI Misra stated that “discipline among the members of the Bar is necessary.”.The next hearing in the matter is set for 26th April..Earlier this week, the Court had issued notice to the state of Jammu & Kashmir in a plea filed by the Kathua rape and murder victim’s father to transfer the trial outside the State..Taking note of the fact that the lawyers appearing for the victim’s family – Deepika Rajawat and Talib Hussain – have been facing death threats from lawyers in the area, the Court had also directed the state to provide adequate protection to them.
