{"id":197574,"date":"2021-08-17T12:59:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T07:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/?p=197574"},"modified":"2021-11-18T17:58:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T12:28:16","slug":"awadh-bar-association-elections-allahabad-high-court-directs-returning-officer-to-file-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/constitutional-law-news\/courts-news\/awadh-bar-association-elections-allahabad-high-court-directs-returning-officer-to-file-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Awadh Bar Association elections: Allahabad High Court directs returning officer to file report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Allahabad High Court<\/a> has taken suo motu cognisance of the unruly behaviour of Advocates during the Awadh Bar Association elections, held on August 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Lucknow Division Bench of Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh said, “We are very pained to know that election of Awadh Bar Association, scheduled to be held on August 14 in the premises of High Court, was cancelled due to unruly, indecent and undemocratic behaviour and breach of protocol by some of the lawyers, who also indulged in unlawful activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We have been informed that the candidates, along with their supporters, entered into the voting arena and indulged in tearing of ballot papers and in pushing female lawyers and misbehaving with them. One lawyer was seriously injured in the melee and his hand got fractured in the incident. One lawyer suffered a heart attack. It is really shocking to hear such an incident happening in the premises of the High Court during its Bar election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We take cognisance of this unruly behaviour of the Advocates during the election process and, as such, call upon Returning Officer V. K. Shahi, to submit his report in this regard. In the report, he may submit video clipping(s) and photograph(s) as well as evidence and material collected, which led to cancellation of the election on August 14, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n