Lawyer Fined Rs 2 Lakh For Creating Ruckus At Karnataka Court

The High Court had initiated the suo moto (taken on its own) proceedings following a ruckus created by K N Jagadeesh at the City Civil and Sessions Court complex.

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday dropped criminal contempt proceedings against an advocate after he tendered an unconditional apology and agreed to pay a fine of Rs 2 lakh.

The HC had initiated the suo moto (taken on its own) proceedings following a ruckus created by K N Jagadeesh at the City Civil and Sessions Court complex.

A division bench headed by the Chief Justice P B Varale heard the petition on Tuesday.

The counsel for Mr Jagadeesh filed an affidavit on his behalf tendering an unconditional apology and promising not to repeat such instances.