Lawyer Fined ₹10,000 for Attending Virtual Hearing from Car: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court fined a lawyer ₹10,000 for appearing in a court hearing via video conference while seated inside a car.

A Division Bench of Justices Atul Sreedharan and Anuradha Shukla said virtual hearings are meant to assist lawyers unable to appear physically, not to relax courtroom decorum.

The Court observed that appearing in a car compromises the dignity of the Court and reflects a lack of appropriate respect.

The lawyer has been directed to deposit the fine with the High Court Legal Services Committee. Further hearing on August 28. 

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