Patna High Court Lawyers to Boycott Acting CJ's Court Over Handling of Advocate Assault Case

Lawyers at Patna High Court, through the Coordination Committee of three bar associations, have resolved to boycott the courtroom of Acting Chief Justice P.B. Bajanthri indefinitely, starting September 18. 

This comes after an incident in which two advocates Ansul Aryan and his wife Manogya Singh were allegedly assaulted on their way to court by staff, bus driver and conductor of Delhi Public School, including verbal abuse, intimidating behaviour, and destruction of the phone. 

The Bar accuses the Acting CJ’s Bench of delaying the case by reversing an earlier order summoning the SHO and reframing issues.

At the latest hearing, the Court only listed two criminal writ applications and adjourned the matter to next week.