<p>Former Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court S R Bannurmath has said that he would be happy to mediate and resolve issues between the advocates, mediapersons and police, if the government desired so.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Justice Bannurmath, who was in Dharwad on Saturday to inaugurate a seminar, said the rift between advocates and media was not a good development and needed to be resolved at the earliest, so was the face-off between the lawyers and policemen.<br /><br />Asserting that the Supreme Court had repeatedly asked lawyers not to boycott the courts, Justice Bannurmath said boycotting the courts would lead to delay in delivery of justice. </p>.<p>He said the litigants and the general public would be put through a lot of hardship by doing so, and appealed the legal fraternity to return to courts. “They can protest in a peaceful manner without affecting the judicial process,” he said.<br /><br />Replying to a question, Justice Bannurmath said the judicial inquiry into the unsavoury incidents that occurred on the Civil Courts complex premises in Bangalore would be impartial. </p>.<p> Those found guilty would be severely punished, he said.<br /></p>
<p>Former Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court S R Bannurmath has said that he would be happy to mediate and resolve issues between the advocates, mediapersons and police, if the government desired so.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Justice Bannurmath, who was in Dharwad on Saturday to inaugurate a seminar, said the rift between advocates and media was not a good development and needed to be resolved at the earliest, so was the face-off between the lawyers and policemen.<br /><br />Asserting that the Supreme Court had repeatedly asked lawyers not to boycott the courts, Justice Bannurmath said boycotting the courts would lead to delay in delivery of justice. </p>.<p>He said the litigants and the general public would be put through a lot of hardship by doing so, and appealed the legal fraternity to return to courts. “They can protest in a peaceful manner without affecting the judicial process,” he said.<br /><br />Replying to a question, Justice Bannurmath said the judicial inquiry into the unsavoury incidents that occurred on the Civil Courts complex premises in Bangalore would be impartial. </p>.<p> Those found guilty would be severely punished, he said.<br /></p>
