‘Outrageous’: Lawyer sips beer during virtual listening to; Gujarat HC begins contempt proceedings | India News

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NEW DELHI: The Gujarat excessive court docket on Tuesday started contempt proceedings towards a lawyer who was seen on a video ingesting from a beer mug and talking on his telephone whereas attending a virtual listening to.Also Read | ‘On the pot during court’: Man attends Gujarat HC virtual listening to from bathroom seat; video goes viralThe court docket described the conduct of senior counsel Bhaskar Tanna as “outrageous and glaring” and directed the registry to file a report for additional proceedings, information company PTI reported.The division bench of justices AS Supehia and RT Vachhani additionally noticed that Tanna’s behaviour “could not be ignored” and ordered that contempt of court docket proceedings be initiated by itself movement.“We direct the registry to initiate suo motu contempt of court proceedings against senior counsel Bhaskar Tanna. The registry will submit a report before the next date of hearing,” the bench ordered.The incident reportedly befell earlier than the bench of justice Sandeep Bhatt on June 25, and the video clip was later circulated extensively on social media platforms.“A video clip of the high court proceedings widely circulated in social media shows his contemptuous behaviour of talking on the phone and also having a drink in a beer mug while attending the hearing,” the division bench mentioned.It additional acknowledged that Tanna’s “outrageous and glaring” act has immense ramifications, warning that if ignored or disregarded, it might be “destructive to the rule of law.”The court docket additionally barred the senior lawyer from making virtual appearances during the continued matter. The contempt listening to has been scheduled after two weeks.