One defender appeared shirtless for a video conference hearing on the Sudarshan TV case on Monday, sending several Supreme Court justices into a state of utter shock. Reports said Judge DY Chandrachud, who was presiding over the court, asked who the judge was during the hearing, but there was no response. Judge Chandrachud has reportedly expressed reservations against such casual behavior. Judge Indu Malhotra, who was also on the court, was also upset, saying that the action was “unforgivable.”
Court hearings, including that of the Supreme Court, are taking place online and this is not the first misplaced incident in which a defender or lawyer violates decorum.
Main defender Rajeev Dhavan was seen smoking during an online hearing.
A Rajasthan high court attorney appeared at an online bail hearing, drawing the ire of a judge. “This court has already observed that during this pandemic in which the operation of the court is carried out through videoconferencing, lawyers must appear in the appropriate uniform … taking into account that the petitioner’s lawyer was not wearing the appropriate uniform, the matter is adjourned, ”the court said. He said. The Defenders Act requires lawyers to appear in court in prescribed clothing, he noted.
Gujarat’s high court imposed a 10,000 rupee penalty on a defender who was caught smoking during an online hearing.
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