Pertinently, the Court was dealing with a contempt case concerning the lawyer and his father (his client). The lawyer and his father were alleged to have disrupted proceedings before a family court. After the family court judge sent a written complaint over the incident to the High Court, contempt proceedings were initiated against the lawyer and his father.
The High Court observed that court proceedings are formal proceedings which must be conducted in a dignified manner and without disruptions. Any grievance has to be addressed only by filing an appropriate application, appeal or a mention, the Court added.
However, these commonly enforced practices may take a back seat in an emotionally charged atmosphere, such as when a lawyer is appearing for his relative, the Court observed.
“What more catastrophic or precipitative ingredient could have existed than a son (lawyer) appearing for his father (litigant) that too in a matrimonial case with his (lawyer’s) mother!” the High Court added while referring to the case at hand.
Source: Barandbench
