NEW DELHI,09 Feb 2026 : The Supreme Court on Monday held that incidents of violence inside court premises amounted to “goonda raj”, in the wake of an alleged attack on a lawyer inside Delhi’s Tis Hazari court complex.
Emphasising the seriousness of the allegation, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said that violence within court premises could not be tolerated.
“This kind of Goonda raj is not acceptable to us. That means its failure of rule of law,” said CJI Kant.
The matter was mentioned before a Bench comprising CJI Kant and Justices Joymalaya Bagchi and NV Anjaria.
The lawyer who mentioned the matter said that the incident took place on February 7 before the court of Additional District Judge Harjit Singh Palat..
“I was appearing on behalf of the accused. The complainant’s advocate with many goons attacked me. Hit me,” he said.
He added that the judge was present in the courtroom at the time of the alleged assault. He said,
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