A Bench of Justices AS Supehia and RT Vachhani termed Tanna’s conduct as outrageous and barred him from appearing before them through virtual mode.
The Court said that the order will be placed before the Chief Justice, and if permitted, the same will be circulated to other benches as well.
“Till further orders are passed, we restrict the appearance of Shri Bhaskar Tanna to appear through virtual mode before this bench. The registry shall apprise the honourable Chief Justice about the present order. In case the honourable chief justice permits, the present order shall be circulated to Principal Private Secretaries and Private Secretaries of other respective benches,” the order stated.
It directed the Registry to issue notice to Tanna and said that his Senior Advocate designation would be reconsidered.
“Thus, the indecent act of Shri Bhaskar Tanna has very wide ramifications as it has travelled beyond the precincts of this prestigious institution. If the act which dents the glory and dignity of the institution is disregarded, it will be destructive to the rule of law and the institution will collapse,” the Court said.
