LAWYERS ARE AN INTELLECTUAL CLASS; WE EXPECT MEMBERS OF NOBLE FRATERNITY TO RESPECT THEMSELVES FIRST: SC

“We expect members of the noble fraternity to respect themselves first”, remarked the Supreme Court while dismissing the writ petition filed by a lawyer, Reepak Kansal, alleging ‘pick and choose’ policy adopted by the Registry. Justice Arun Mishra, who authored the judgment, observed that the Registry, which is part and parcel of the judicial system, is blamed unnecessarily. The Court imposed cost of Rs.100 (Rupees One Hundred only) on the lawyer “as a token to remind his responsibility towards noble profession and that he ought not to have preferred such a petition.”