Gujarat High Court closed contempt proceedings against Senior Advocate Bhaskar Tanna, seen sipping beer during a virtual hearing. The court accepted his unconditional apology, calling the act unintentional.
After a video of Senior Advocate Bhaskar Tanna sipping beer during a virtual Gujarat High Court hearing went viral, SCBA President Vikas Singh urged for strict virtual court rules and punishment for those violating them.
A senior lawyer appeared before Gujarat High Court after a video of him sipping from a beer mug during a virtual hearing went viral. He apologised unconditionally, calling it a technical error while waiting for his turn.
The Gujarat High Court has Initiated contempt proceedings against senior lawyer Bhaskar Tanna for appearing in a virtual hearing with a beer mug and speaking on the phone, calling it an “outrageous and glaring conduct” in court proceedings.
