A Lawyer Shot Dead At District Court Premise In Shahjahanpur

A lawyer has been shot dead in UP's district court on Monday.

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New Delhi: A lawyer has been shot dead in district court premises in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur. According to input received by ABP News, The body of the lawyer was found on the third floor of the court. A pistol was also spotted near the body.

The lawyer has been identified as Bhupendra Singh. 

Earlier, Delhi also witnessed violence and shootout in a courtroom where two assailants on September 24 killed gangster Jitender Maan, alias Gogi, inside a courtroom at Rohini district court before being gunned down. At least three cases have been filed by lawyers before the High Court since then, praying for the security and safety of courts. 

Bar bodies request HC to issue smart cards to advocates for securing entry after Rohini shootout

After the Rohini shootout incident that killed three people the lawyers' bodies requested the Delhi High Court to allow entry of advocates in court premises based on a smart card having a digital chip for verification of identity.

The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) and Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), in their suggestions given to a bench headed by Chief Justice D N Patel on improving court security, said that such smart cards would be akin to the proximity cards issued to lawyers for securing entry in the Supreme Court premises.

The bench, also comprising Justice Jyoti Singh, was hearing a petition concerning the security and safety at court premises, which was initiated on its own following the September 24 shootout at Rohini Court.

The bench had earlier asked all stakeholders, including the Centre, Delhi government, and various bar associations to also give their suggestions on the issue so that they could be incorporated in the order.

Advocates may be permitted with ID cards, like proximity cards in Supreme Court... There will be a mechanical scanning of these digitised cards, said DHCBA President and senior lawyer Mohit Mathur.

Lawyer Devendra Singh, appearing for BCD, stated that a new card containing a chip will be issued to advocates to regulate their entry into court premises.

He added that all advocates must abide by the security checks and any refusal to follow the same shall amount to misconduct.

The DHCBA further suggested that all visitors including advocates must be frisked by using advanced metal detectors, all the vehicles should be checked by employing hi-tech devices and entry of hawkers should be banned.

It also said that only licensed shopkeepers must be allowed access and identity cards should be issued for their staff.

(With PTI inputs)