Lawyers vandalise HC judge's courtroom amid row over conduct
Prayagraj, Oct. 29 -- Chairs were hurled, shelves toppled and slogans were raised as Allahabad High Court lawyers on Wednesday vandalised the courtroom of justice Ajay Bhanot, who allegedly humiliated an advocate, ordered him to be jailed and asked him to apologise to a police officer following an argument over where to sit, even as the court termed the disruption of proceedings "absolutely contempt" and directed its registrar (protocol) to obtain CCTV footage and identify those involved in the act to initiate action.
The incident came a day after the newly elected office-bearers of the High Court Bar Association wrote to Chief Justice Arun Bhansali, seeking action over the judge's conduct during court proceedings on October 27.
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