The Bench headed by Acting Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam asked lawyers who participated in the protests to come forward and file affidavits affirming their participation.
“You come forward and file your affidavit with the Registrar General. We will view this matter differently then. We do not want a confrontation between the Bar and the Bench,” the Bench also comprising Justices IP Mukerji and Chitta Ranjan Dash said.
The judges further impressed upon the Bar members present that they only want to reach out to the one who instigated and orchestrated the entire protests.
“We want to lay our hands on the ‘mastermind’ of those protests. Whoever she or he might be, be it a political leader or someone powerful. We only want to lay our hands on that person. Thus, advocates who participated in the protest can come forward and accept on an affidavit. We will see what can be done,” the Court said.
Source: Barandbench
