While the Court allowed him to do so, it added that any query posed by a court during a hearing was just a query, and not the court’s order. It further said that any lawyer who was being harassed by a litigant had the option of taking necessary action against such litigant.
The Court added that the lawyer in the present case too could take appropriate action against the petitioner if he wished to.
“The petitioner is also present here and seeks time to engage another lawyer. While we grant him time, this Court feels it necessary to reiterate that any queries posed by us are for the benefit of the litigants and queries do not indicate our order. Also, any advocate, who is harassed by a litigant following the court’s queries, or even otherwise, is entitled to take appropriate action against the litigant,” the Court said.
Source: Barandbench
