‘Lawyers should argue in courts, not in police stations’
CHENNAI, MAY 21, 2019 00:00 IST
Bar Council reprimands those who quarrelled with police
Observing that lawyers were expected to argue in courts and not in police stations, the enrolment committee of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) has said advocates have no right to barge into a police station and pick up quarrels with the personnel.
The committee comprising senior counsel R. Singaravelan and N. Chandrasekhar made the observation while disposing of a complaint lodged by the Inspector of K.K. Nagar police station in Chennai against two advocates for having reportedly stormed into the station along with others on November 19 and picking up a quarrel with him.
Hailing the police for protecting the citizens from anti-social elements, the committee said, “the minimum courtesy we have to show for that is tolerance when we step into the station with a complaint. At the same time, the police is also expected to respect the dignity of persons who approach them for protection or for weeding out criminal elements.”
Impressing upon the need to avoid unnecessary confrontation with the police, the committee stated that a solution to frequent tussle between the law enforcers and the lawyers could have been found if the Bar Council of India’s resolutions, as recorded in a judgement of the Supreme Court in December 2002 had been implemented in letter and spirit.
The minimum courtesy we have to show police is tolerance
CHENNAI, MAY 21, 2019 00:00 IST
Bar Council reprimands those who quarrelled with police
Observing that lawyers were expected to argue in courts and not in police stations, the enrolment committee of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) has said advocates have no right to barge into a police station and pick up quarrels with the personnel.
The committee comprising senior counsel R. Singaravelan and N. Chandrasekhar made the observation while disposing of a complaint lodged by the Inspector of K.K. Nagar police station in Chennai against two advocates for having reportedly stormed into the station along with others on November 19 and picking up a quarrel with him.
Hailing the police for protecting the citizens from anti-social elements, the committee said, “the minimum courtesy we have to show for that is tolerance when we step into the station with a complaint. At the same time, the police is also expected to respect the dignity of persons who approach them for protection or for weeding out criminal elements.”
Impressing upon the need to avoid unnecessary confrontation with the police, the committee stated that a solution to frequent tussle between the law enforcers and the lawyers could have been found if the Bar Council of India’s resolutions, as recorded in a judgement of the Supreme Court in December 2002 had been implemented in letter and spirit.
The minimum courtesy we have to show police is tolerance
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