HC recommends action against advocate for misbehaviour

Taking a serious note of an incident where an advocate misbehaved with a court staff in an inebriated condition on the court premises in Kamuthi, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directe

Taking a serious note of an incident where an advocate misbehaved with a court staff in an inebriated condition on the court premises in Kamuthi, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Principal District Judge, Ramanathapuram to refer the matter to the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for initiating appropriate action against the advocate.

The court also directed the Ramanathapuram police to register an FIR against the advocate. The court was hearing the petition filed by an advocate S. Ramanathan. The petitioner said that he came to know that in May a woman court staff was sexually assaulted by an advocate, N. Muniyasamy, who was the president of Kamuthi Advocates’ Association. The petitioner took up the issue with the Magistrate in charge. He also spoke to fellow advocates for initiating action against the Bar Association President.