<p>Mumbai: A snake was found on a heap of files in a courtroom in Mumbai on Tuesday, disrupting the proceedings for about an hour.</p>.<p>It was business as usual in room number 27 of the magistrate court in Mulund till noon when a policeman spotted a 2-foot-long snake while going through files.</p>.<p>A lawyer present in the courtroom said the incident caused panic among persons present in the courtroom, forcing the judge to temporarily stop the proceedings.</p>.Snake found in Jan Shatabdi Express in MP; Railways starts probe.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/snake-catchers">Snake-catchers</a> were called and they diligently rummaged through the courtroom packed with loads of old files and cavity-ridden walls and floor.</p>.<p>But the snake was not found, the lawyer said, adding that it might have slithered into one of the holes in the room.</p>.<p>The court proceedings resumed after an hour.</p>.<p>Interestingly, the spotting of snakes in this courtroom, surrounded by vegetation, was not an isolated incident.</p>.<p>A day earlier a snake was spotted on a window of the courtroom. Another snake was spotted in the judge's chamber two months ago, said the lawyer, Biswaroop Dubey.</p>
<p>Mumbai: A snake was found on a heap of files in a courtroom in Mumbai on Tuesday, disrupting the proceedings for about an hour.</p>.<p>It was business as usual in room number 27 of the magistrate court in Mulund till noon when a policeman spotted a 2-foot-long snake while going through files.</p>.<p>A lawyer present in the courtroom said the incident caused panic among persons present in the courtroom, forcing the judge to temporarily stop the proceedings.</p>.Snake found in Jan Shatabdi Express in MP; Railways starts probe.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/snake-catchers">Snake-catchers</a> were called and they diligently rummaged through the courtroom packed with loads of old files and cavity-ridden walls and floor.</p>.<p>But the snake was not found, the lawyer said, adding that it might have slithered into one of the holes in the room.</p>.<p>The court proceedings resumed after an hour.</p>.<p>Interestingly, the spotting of snakes in this courtroom, surrounded by vegetation, was not an isolated incident.</p>.<p>A day earlier a snake was spotted on a window of the courtroom. Another snake was spotted in the judge's chamber two months ago, said the lawyer, Biswaroop Dubey.</p>