New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking registration of an FIR and an independent investigation by the CBI into the alleged assault of advocates at the Bar Council of India (BCI) premises on the intervening night of August 20-21, holding that the petitioners had an efficacious alternative remedy before the magistrate.

Justice Girish Kathpalia said the petitioners could approach the concerned magistrate under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) by filing a complaint case and, therefore, there was no ground to issue a writ of mandamus directing any agency to register a case and investigate the matter.

The court was hearing a plea filed by advocates Kunal Yadav and others seekin...