Courtroom Drama: Supreme Court Reprimands Lawyer for Aggressive Tone

A Supreme Court bench, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, reprimanded lawyer Koustav Bagchi for his aggressive tone during a case about the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. The bench urged Bagchi to lower his pitch and show proper decorum while addressing the court.

'Are you trying to address the gallery outside the court?' an annoyed Supreme Court bench asked a lawyer, reprimanding him for his aggressive tone while making submissions on the Kolkata rape and murder case of a trainee doctor.

A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud took exception to the manner in which advocate Koustav Bagchi addressed the court.

'I have been noticing your demeanor for the last two hours. Don't raise your voice, lower your pitch. You are addressing three judges of the Supreme Court and not the views of YouTube who are watching the proceedings live,' Chief Justice Chandrachud told him sternly.

The reprimand came when Bagchi interjected while the bench, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, was urging the West Bengal government to not take adverse action against protesting doctors if they resumed duties by 5 p.m. tomorrow.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the West Bengal government, assured the court that no punitive measures would be taken. Bagchi interrupted during this exchange, drawing the court's ire.

(With inputs from agencies.)