Justice Rajasekhar Mantha

A three-judge special bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed that no meetings, processions or placards be allowed at any place inside the court premises and outside it till it is seized of the issues involving contempt of court.

A sitting judge of the Calcutta High Court has spoken out about the protests by several lawyers outside the courtroom of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and abstaining from appearing before him.

A day after a group of lawyers blocked entry to Justice Rajasekhar Mantha's court, forcing an adjournment, several members of the state Bar Association have written to the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court backing the protesters.

A three-judge special bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed that no meetings, processions or placards be allowed at any place inside the court premises and outside it till it is seized of the issues involving contempt of court.

A sitting judge of the Calcutta High Court has spoken out about the protests by several lawyers outside the courtroom of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and abstaining from appearing before him.

A day after a group of lawyers blocked entry to Justice Rajasekhar Mantha's court, forcing an adjournment, several members of the state Bar Association have written to the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court backing the protesters.