SC slams AP on vandalism in HC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Andhra Pradesh government for not responding to its notice on the vandalism in AP high court during the Telangana agitation in September 2010 and questioned the state whether its “silence” be construed as support to what happened in the court premises.
The strong comments came from a bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and S.J. Mukhopadhaya as the state government failed to file an affidavit giving details about the happening while the high court administration in its affidavit had stated how the lawyers had entered the courtrooms in session and threatened the advocates pleading the cases, hurled chairs and switched off the lights.
The HC affidavits also stated that some lawyers even “misbehaved” with judges, mainly in court 6 and 32.
“By not filing the affidavits, are you supporting the vandalism in the high court,” the bench said when AP’s counsel sought more time to file the response.
“This is sheer goondaism in the court room itself throwing chairs, breaking glassing and switching off lights. It could have harmed the judges. This is happening inside the court rooms. The so-called advocates indulging in violence. They even could have killed the judge and the state was watching,” the exasperated bench said.
The top court even raised doubts whether the persons indulging in violence were advocates at all, or some “goonda elements” had mingled with the lawyers by simply wearing black coats.
The top court pointed out to the AP government counsel that the HC had given its report on January 17 itself, but the state was not even able to formulate its response after more than three months now.
While asking the Andhra Pradesh government counsel as what was the situation in the capital now, specially around the high court, the bench sought government response on four vital aspects within two weeks.
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