Madhya Pradesh High Court
Ravi Shankar Shukla vs Smt. Manisha Tiwari on 27 March, 2023
Author: Dwarka Dhish Bansal
Bench: Dwarka Dhish Bansal
1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR FA No. 1303 of 2017 (RAVI SHANKAR SHUKLA AND OTHERS Vs SMT. MANISHA TIWARI AND OTHERS) Dated : 27-03-2023 None for the parties.
A Division Bench of this Court in W.P. No.7295/2023 on 24.03.2023 has issued the following directions :
"(i) All the advocates throughout the State of Madhya Pradesh are hereby directed to attend to their court work forthwith. They shall represent their clients in the respective cases before the respective courts forthwith;
(ii) If any lawyer deliberately avoids to attend the court, it shall be presumed that there is disobedience of this order and he will be faced with serious consequences including initiation of proceedings for contempt of court under the Contempt of Courts Act;
(iii) If any lawyer prevents any other lawyer from attending the court work, the same would be considered as disobedience of these directions and he will be faced with serious consequences including initiation of proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act;
(iv) Each of the judicial officers are directed to submit a report as to which lawyer has deliberately abstained from attending the court;
(v) The judicial officers shall also mention the names of advocates who have prevented other advocates from entering the court premises or from conducting their cases in the court;
(vi) Such advocates shall be dealt with seriously which may even include proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act as well as being debarred from practice.Signature Not Verified Signed by: PRASHANT BAGJILEWALE Signing time: 3/28/2023 11:49:42 AM 2
Despite clear directions, the Advocates have chosen not to appear, therefore, Registry is directed to issue notice to the Advocate(s) who have filed their Vakalatnama(s) in the instant case, to show cause as to why contempt proceedings be not initiated against him/them. Notices be made returnable by the Registry.
List thereafter.
(DWARKA DHISH BANSAL) JUDGE pb Signature Not Verified Signed by: PRASHANT BAGJILEWALE Signing time: 3/28/2023 11:49:42 AM