The Bombay Bar Association condemned alleged threats, intimidation, and attacks targeting retired Bombay High Court judge Gautam Patel and his family over the Dawoodi Bohra succession judgment. Calling it a direct assault on judicial independence and the rule of law, the Association demanded accountability and protection.
The Madras High Court took serious note of police inaction in a complaint involving the abuse of a court-appointed Administrator of Pachaiyappa’s Trust, observing that such inaction amounts to an attack on the judiciary and warning of contempt proceedings against top police officials.
Ex-CJI BR Gavai said he continued court proceedings on instinct and chose not to seek action against the lawyer who attempted to hurl a shoe at him inside the Supreme Court. He stressed that calmness and respect for judicial decorum guided his decision despite the act being termed contempt.
