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Concerned over attacks on lawyers, Delhi High Court seeks report from police

Sources said that a bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Deepa Sharma had risen for a break when the angry lawyers assaulted the man.

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Concerned over attacks on lawyers, Delhi High Court seeks report from police
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The Delhi High Court on Monday expressed concerns on the recent attacks on senior lawyers and stated that "arsonist is on the loose throwing firebombs and setting cars ablaze".

High voltage drama was witnessed in the courtroom when some advocates beat up an unidentified man suspecting him to be behind the recent attacks on senior lawyers and members of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA).

Sources said that a bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Deepa Sharma had risen for a break when the angry lawyers assaulted the man.

After returning from the break, the judges expressed serious concern over the incident and said that the courtroom cannot be turned into an "akhaada" (wrestling ground). They also rapped the police for not maintaining law and order in the court as well as in the city in view of the attacks on lawyers, including president of the Delhi High Court Bar Association, Kirti Uppal.

Meanwhile, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar sought a report from the Delhi Police within two days stating the incident warrants swift and necessary action.

The court's direction came while initiating the proceeding on its own after taking note of the fact that lawyers abstained from the work on January 25 in view of the attacks.

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