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Sep 19 • 9 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X

#Breaking: Punjab and Haryana High Court has initiated a suo motu case over the recent incident of a lawyer roaming with a sword inside the court premises, and the alleged assault on Bar members by him.

The Court today asked the Chandigarh Police to file its response.

The Court took suo motu cognizance of the matter on the basis of a Bar Association letter.

A Bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry heard the matter.

Bar Association President Sartej Singh Narula today urged the Court to pass a a gag order against Advocate Ravneet Kaur, one of the lawyers accused of carrying out the assault.

Narula: There should be a gag order against Ravneet Kaur.

Chandigarh govt counsel: Those platforms would have to be made party.

Narula: Mainly Facebook, YouTube.

UT of Chandigarh: Even if police write, they (social media platforms) take the grounds of freedom of speech. If lordship passes order, they will be bound by it.

Court was told that Ravneet Kaur posted defamatory content after the incident.

The other lawyer accused, Simranjit Singh Blassi, is reported to have had made a complaint against lawyers.

Govt counsel says it has not been converted into FIR

Court: Till proceedings are pending, no further action against any member of the bar on complaint made by the accused-advocate.

Senior Advocate Amit Jhanji has also informed the Court that an FIR has been registered against the lawyers accused of assault, Simranjit Singh Blassi and Ravneet Kaur

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