Lawyer Alleges Attack By Goons In Tis Hazari Court Before Judge; CJI Assures Action, 'Won't Accept Gunda Raj'

A lawyer mentioned before the Chief Justice of India this morning that he was beaten up in a Courtroom in Tis Hazari Courts in Delhi last Saturday.

The lawyer said that while he was appearing in the Court of Additional District Judge Harjeet Singh Pal, on behalf of one accused, the complainant's advocate along with many goons entered the Courtroom, and in front of the Judge assaulted him and the other accused. The lawyer said that they locked the door of Courtroom from inside and unleashed violence right in front of the judge.

CJI Surya Kant asked why the lawyer was making an oral mention instead of making a written complaint to the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. "Have you brought it to the notice of the Hon'ble Chief Justifce of the Delhi High Court? Why not make the mention before the head of the Delhi Judiciary? You want to mention before me so that media can catch up?" CJI Surya Kant asked.

The lawyer said that the police was scared of taking any action and he was making the mention as a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association. CJI Surya Kant asked him to make a written complaint to the Delhi High Court Chief Justice with a copy to himself as well. "Let me deal with it administratively. Nothing to be done on the judicial side. First you go and make the complaint.  Let the Chief Justifce (of Delhi HC) take cognizance of it. You make a complaint with a copy to me...How can they misbehave like this? This kind of goonda raj is not acceptable to us"