Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (JD)
Udupi, Mar 6: A case and a counter case have been filed in the town police station here in connection with the assault on lawyer in the Udupi court premise. The incident took place on Saturday, March 5.
According to Shahid, he was threatened by the lawyer of the opposite party, Gururaj G S. His complaint reads that regarding a case filed by Shahid, a resident of Manchi, with regard to an accident near Korangrapady on June 19 , 2019, he had to attend the court proceedings. He had attended the court proceedings many times and every time the lawyer of the opposite party was asking for an extension of the proceedings. On March 5, an enquiry was scheduled in the Udupi court hall at 4:15 PM.
During the proceedings, lawyer of the opposite party had again asked for an adjournment. But Shahid conveyed his inconvenience to the judge of attending the enquiry frequently. At the moment, the lawyer of the opposite party allegedly threatened him stating, "I will see you outside."
When Shahid came out of the court hall. the accused lawyer allegedly obstructed him in the court passage and assaulted him. In retaliation, Shahid has also reportedly hit the lawyer. When Shahid returned to the court hall to inform the judge of the incident, he was advised to be seated in the court there itself. By that time, the accused lawyer had grouped up other advocates outside the hall and while Shahid was being taken out of the court hall by the Udupi town police, five to six other lawyers assaulted Shahid and threatened him, charges Shahid in his complaint.
Lawyer's counter complaint
Gururaj G S of Mattu village, a practicing lawyer in Udupi court has also filed a counter complaint in the town police station accusing Shahid of assaulting him. It is mentioned in the complaint that Gururaj belongs to the scheduled caste. the complaint reads that on March 5, he had to attend for an enquiry as a counsel for the accused. As there were many evidences to be provided before the court in relation to the said case, there was no time for presenting the counter argument, and hence Gururaj asked for a future date for continuing the enquiry.
At that moment, Shahid objected to it stating that that he had already appeared before the court several times and that he would not be able to do it any further. In the complaint, it is charged that while Gururaj was coming out of the court hall, Shahid assaulted him and referred to Gururaj as belonging to a lower caste.