New Delhi: Delhi High Court Chief Justice DN Patel held an over five-hour-long meeting with senior judges on Saturday regarding the clash between lawyers and police at the Tis Hazari court.
After receiving news of the clash, the chief justice convened a meeting with the seven senior-most judges of the court to deliberate on the issue, high court Registrar General Dinesh Kumar Sharma said.
The meeting was also attended by the joint commissioner of police, New Delhi deputy commissioner of police and Delhi additional chief secretary, he added.
According to the registrar general, the chief justice has taken a “very serious view” of the matter and the high court was “deeply concerned about the safety of litigants and lawyers”.
In the meeting, the senior police officers said an FIR had been lodged and investigation was on.
The high court will be keeping a very close eye on the entire incident to ensure action is taken against all those who are guilty.
It will hold another meeting on Sunday and the police commissioner has been asked to be present, Sharma said. (PTI)
