Supreme Court Bar Association on Wednesday said a lawyer misbehaved with BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia, who is also an advocate, in Gautam Budh Nagar district.
Several media reports claimed that Bhatia had a heated argument with local lawyers at the Greater Noida district court upon his arrival for a case hearing. Members of the local Bar Association told him that there would be no court-related work due to the local bar's strike. This disagreement escalated into a verbal altercation and some social media users claimed that the BJP leader was assaulted.
In a statement, the Supreme Court Bar Association said that Gaurav Bhatia readily agreed to adjourn the matter after being informed of the strike by lawyers. Subsequently, the matter was duly adjourned. However, despite the adjournment, a lawyer misbehaved in the presence of the District and Sessions Judge and snatched the band of senior advocate Bhatia, the statement said.
The bar condemned the incident and urged the local bar's executive body to put the lawyer on notice and take strict action.
Gautam Budh Nagar Bar Association, however, denied rumours of a clash between lawyers and Gaurav Bhatia.
{{/usCountry}}Gautam Budh Nagar Bar Association, however, denied rumours of a clash between lawyers and Gaurav Bhatia.
{{/usCountry}}“It has been informed that false rumours of altercation, assault and indecent behaviour with respected senior advocate Gaurav Bhatia are being spread by people on social media in the court premises of our district civil and criminal bar association, which is baseless,” Gautam Budh Nagar district civil and criminal bar association said in a statement.
Bhatia had reportedly arrived at the court for a case related to YouTuber Elvish Yadav, and tensions escalated when lawyers asked him to remove his black armband, the reports said.
The police immediately took and managed to remove the BJP spokesperson from there and take to his car, the reports added.
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