By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, May 4 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to concede the request of the state government to transfer a petition, dealing with violence in the AP High Court premises in September 2010, to the High Court to try it.
A division bench comprising Justices G.S. Singhvi and Ranjana Prakash Desai was hearing a petition filed by P.V Krishnaiah, a practicing advocate of the AP High Court, seeking action against advocates who were involved in vandalism in the High Court premises on September 2010. It was also hearing a contempt case filed by A. Jayaprakash, former TD MLA, of Vijayawada.
The petitions referred the chaos on September 15, 16 and 17, 2010, in the AP High Court premises, during a boycott call given by the Telangana Advocates Joint Action Committee.
When the petitions came up for hearing, Venkata Ramani, senior counsel for the AP government, urged the apex court to transfer the case to the AP High Court, which has initiated a suo motu contempt case against the advocates. The police also registered cases against the advocates involved in the vandalism.
The bench refused to transfer the case and pointed out that it was a serious case where the apex court has to deal the issue in-depth, with regard to lawyers indulging in such “illegal” activities, at the very place from where they earn their bread and butter.
The bench also expressed its dismay at the advocates turning the court premises into a dais to express their feelings. The bench posted the case to August 2.
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