BCI Urges CJI Intervention After Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge Orders Young Lawyer’s Custody

Bar Council of India has written to CJI Surya Kant seeking urgent intervention following an incident where Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao of the Andhra Pradesh High Court threatened a young advocate with 24-hour police custody.

The BCI highlighted that the judge's actions, were "grossly inappropriate" and had a "chilling effect" on the legal profession.

During the hearing, the advocate was pleading for grace with folded hands before being ordered into custody for a procedural lapse.

While the order was later rescinded following Bar Association intervention, the BCI is now seeking the judge's transfer and withdrawal of his judicial work.