In a recent case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court (HC)directed the registry to initiate Contempt of Court Proceedings against Advocates who abstain from court work and act disobediently against the order of the Division Bench.
The issue has arisen in respect of a call given by the M.P. State Bar Council asking the members of the Bar in the State of M.P. to abstain from Court work w.e.f 23.03.2023, the Division Bench took suo motu cognizance of the situation and passed the order on 24.03.2023.
All the advocates throughout the State of Madhya Pradesh are directed to attend to their court work forthwith and shall represent their clients in the respective cases before the respective courts forthwith.
As per the judgement, it was stated that if any lawyer deliberately avoids attending the court, it will amount to disobedience of the order and he will be faced with serious consequences including initiation of proceedings for contempt of court under the Contempt of Courts Act.
Without following the writ of mandamus issued by the Coordinate Bench on 24.03.2023, counsel for petitioner Shri Sapan Usrethe and Shri Amaan Haroon Khan, despite being authorized by the petitioner vide Power of Attorney, abstained from Court work.
A Coram Comprising of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Virender Singh observed that the act of counsels amounts to disobedience of the writ of mandamus issued on 24.03.2023 in W.P. No. 7295/2023.
The Court directed the Registry to issue a show cause notice to Shri Sapan Usrethe and Shri Amaan Haroon Khan to initiate the proceedings for contempt for disobedience of the order passed by the Division Bench.
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