K. Kannan, J.

Heard Mr. C.K.Chandrasekaran, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr.S.Ramasamy, learned Additional Advocate General appearing for respondents.

Nature of action:

2. This case depicts yet another sordid episode of an ugly spat between a section of lawyers and a handful of police personnel, with the resultant physical and mental assaults complained of as having been visited on the lawyers. A recurrent theme misses out no part of all too known story of assault followed by boycott of courts. Allegations and counter allegations galore have been exchanged and the writ petition seeks to unravel the truth. This writ petition has been filed by the Chairman, Bar Council of Tamil Nadu espousing the cause of four advocates viz., M/s Ignatius, Pounkumar, Marx, Velusamy who were alleged to have been physically and mentally tortured in police custody by misuse of power by police viz., Respondents 4 to 15.

Summary of facts-Petitioners version:

3. The facts as narrated in the affidavit are that some advocates of Tuticorin Bar had gone on a pleasure trip to Courtalam on 27. 2007. In the wee hours of the morning at about 2 a.m., seven advocates including the four m