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2014 Supreme(SC) 1010

T.S.THAKUR, ADARSH KUMAR GOEL
Amit Chanchal Jha – Appellant
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Registrar High Court of Delhi – Respondent


Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellants :M.N. Krishnamani, A. Sharan, Senior Advocates, Vivek Singh, Rajeev Yadav, Aseem Chandra, Avinash Tirpathi, Raghvendra Tiwari, Advocates.
For the Respondents:Huzefa A. Ahmadi, Geeta Luthra, Senior Advocates, G. Ramakrishna Prasad, Ms. Filza Moonis, Ms. Purnima Bhat, Advocates.

Judgement Key Points

The judgment in this case primarily revolves around the issue of whether the appellant's conduct constitutes criminal contempt and whether the subsequent order and punishment were justified. The court examined the facts of the incident, including the alleged abuse and physical altercation between the appellant and the lady advocate, which occurred during judicial proceedings. It was noted that the appellant admitted to the incident and that his behavior caused interference with judicial proceedings and obstructed the administration of justice. The court emphasized the solemn and serious nature of the legal profession and the importance of maintaining high ethical standards and decorum both inside and outside the court.

The court found that the appellant's conduct was contumacious and had the potential to undermine public confidence in the judiciary. Despite the appellant's subsequent unconditional apology and withdrawal of allegations, the court held that the apology was not sufficiently sincere to warrant setting aside the conviction. The court also expressed concern over the falling standards of professional conduct among lawyers and underscored the need for lawyers to uphold integrity and dignity.

Ultimately, the court dismissed the appeals, upheld the order of conviction, and maintained the penalties imposed, including imprisonment and debarment from appearing in courts for a specified period. It also clarified that the direction to report the matter to the Bar Council of India was unnecessary in the circumstances, given the order passed.


JUDGMENT :

Adarsh Kumar Goel, J.

These appeals have been preferred against the judgment and order dated 13th January, 2012 in Criminal Contempt No. 1 of 2012 and order dated 16th January, 2012 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 753 of 2012 of the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi.

2. The appellant is an advocate practicing in Delhi High Court. On 13th January, 2012 he allegedly abused a lady advocate (identity not being mentioned) during the judicial proceedings before an Additional District Judge, posted as Joint Registrar in the High Court. The Joint Registrar noticed that the lady lawyer was crying and she said that she was slapped by the appellant. The appellant also complained that he was also slapped. The Joint Registrar asked the lady advocate to sit in his chamber so that normalcy could be restored. The matter was mentioned by a group of lawyers before the Acting Chief Justice. The matter was taken up by the Bench in chamber and the Joint Registrar produced the copy of proceedings recorded by him regarding the incident. However, the exact details of the incident are not mentioned in the order passed by the Bench on 13th January, 2012, in order to maintain decency. On being confronte























































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