BCI Seeks Action Against A.P. HC Judge Rajasekhar Rao for Ordering Judicial Custody of Advocate
BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra asked for the judge’s judicial work to be withdrawn after a video showed a young lawyer being sent to 24-hour custody.
- On Monday, Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao ordered a counsel into 24-hour police custody for behaving "indolently" during a court hearing regarding a lookout notice and impounded passport.
- In a viral video of the proceeding, the advocate—with only two years of experience—is seen "begging for grace" with folded hands before Justice Rao, pleading for leniency after the judge's reprimand.
- BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra wrote to CJI Surya Kant on Wednesday seeking urgent intervention, requesting withdrawal of judicial work from Justice Rao and his immediate transfer to another high court.
- Following intervention by the Andhra Pradesh High Court Bar Association, Justice Rao recalled the custody order before it was signed, and the case was posted for hearing after the summer vacation.
- BCI stated the incident raises grave questions of judicial temperament and Bar dignity, while Mishra urged the CJI to take institutional cognisance, emphasizing that judges command respect through fairness, not fear.
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AP HC judge threatens young advocate with jail, bar council seeks CJI intervention
New Delhi: A viral video of an Andhra Pradesh High Court judge ordering a young advocate with barely two years of experience to be placed in 24-hour police custody over a procedural lapse has triggered a nationwide outcry from the legal fraternity. The incident took place on May 4 during a hearing before Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao on a petition challenging the issuance of a lookout notice against a litigant and the impounding of his passport…
‘Grossly inappropriate’: Bars protest, CJI seeks report as Andhra HC judge threatens lawyer with jail
Bar Council of India & SC Bar Association have written to the CJI after a clip went viral purportedly showing an Andhra HC judge ‘threatening a young lawyer with incarceration’.
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Asian NewsThe Bar Council of India on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) requested Chief Justice Surya Kant's immediate intervention in the deeply concerning incident of a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court allegedly sending a young lawyer to judicial custody for 24 hours due to procedural lapse. In a formal representation, Bar Council of India (BCI) President and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra described Justice Taraladha Rajasekhar Rao's conduct as "highly…
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