{
  "id": 16944793,
  "title": "Furniture thrown, proceedings disrupted as lawyers’ protest against HC judge turns chaotic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/furniture-thrown-proceedings-disrupted-as-lawyers-protest-against-hc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T19:30:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh/furniture-thrown-proceedings-disrupted-as-lawyers-protest-against-hc-judge-turns-chaotic/article71636515.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A chaotic scene unfolded in a courtroom at the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday as lawyers engaged in a protest against a judge. According to reports, advocates were seen throwing furniture and causing commotion in the courtroom. The judge presiding over the bail hearing, Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal, was visibly disturbed by the disruption. It was later revealed that the protest was sparked by allegations that a lawyer had faced mistreatment at the hands of another judge, Justice Ajay Bhanot. Justice Deshwal denounced the lawyers' actions as \"wholly unjustified\" and \"contemptuous\" and directed the Registrar of Protocol to collect CCTV footage of the incident and submit a report to the court. The Bench ordered disciplinary and contempt proceedings against the involved lawyers, emphasizing the importance of litigants receiving judicial relief without facing consequences for disagreements between lawyers and a specific judge.",
  "summary": "The conduct of the lawyers prompted the court to consider disciplinary and contempt proceedings against those involved",
  "key_points": [
    "Furniture thrown and proceedings disrupted in Allahabad High Court",
    "Protest against Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal sparked by mistreatment allegations",
    "Bench orders disciplinary and contempt proceedings against involved lawyers"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}