New Delhi: A lawyer was shot dead in the district court premises in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. According to the input received by ABP News, the body of the lawyer was found on the third floor of the court. A pistol was also found near the dead body.
The lawyer has been identified as Bhupendra Singh.
Earlier, violence and firing took place in a court room in Delhi too where gangster Jitendra Mann alias Gogi was gunned down by two assailants on September 24 inside a court room in Rohini district court. Since then at least three cases have been filed before the High Court by lawyers, praying for the safety and security of the courts.
Bar bodies request HC to issue smart cards to advocates to secure entry after Rohini shootout
After the Rohini firing incident, in which three persons were killed, lawyers’ bodies requested the Delhi High Court to allow entry of advocates into court premises on the basis of smart cards having digital chip for verification of identity.
The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) and the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), in their suggestions to a bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel on improving court security, said that such smart cards are similar to proximity cards issued. Will be Lawyers to ensure entry to the Supreme Court premises.
The bench, also comprising Justice Jyoti Singh, was hearing a petition related to safety and security in the court premises, which was initiated after the firing at Rohini Court on September 24.
The bench had earlier asked all stakeholders, including the Centre, the Delhi government and various bar associations, to give their suggestions on the issue so that they can be incorporated in the order.
DHCBA president and senior advocate Mohit Mathur said advocates may be allowed in the Supreme Court with ID cards like proximity cards. There will be a mechanical scanning of these digital cards.
Advocate Devendra Singh, appearing for the BCD, submitted that a new card with a chip would be issued to the lawyers to regulate their entry into the court premises.
He said that all advocates should follow the security check and refusal to follow it would be considered as misconduct.
DHCBA further suggested that all visitors including advocates should be searched using advanced metal detectors, all vehicles should be checked with hi-tech equipment and entry of hawkers should be banned.
It also said that only licensed shopkeepers should be allowed entry and issued identity cards for their employees.
(with PTI inputs)
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