What action taken against advocates who misbehave? Madras High Court to Bar Council after lawyer's tussle with police over lockdown violation

In video clips that went viral, the lawyer was seen without a face-mask, identifying herself as an advocate, asking the police personnel to behave and threatening to strip the officials off their uniforms.
Chennai Police, Madras High Court
Chennai Police, Madras High Court

An anticipatory bail plea by an advocate and her daughter in a case involving a verbal altercation with the police over an alleged COVID-19 lockdown violation has led the Madras High Court to call for a report from the State Bar Council on the measures in place to act against lawyers who misbehave with officials on duty (Tanuja Rajan @ Tanuja Kanthula and anr v. State).

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