The Delhi High Court has expressed strong displeasure regarding the conduct of an advocate who appeared in court with red tape on his lips as a mark of protest. The Division Bench, comprising Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Anish Dayal , termed the conduct “unbecoming and unbefitting” while refraining from initiating action against the counsel in view of his long standing at the Bar. The Court also recorded the petitioner’s refusal to accept the State Government’s settlement proposal.

The observations were made in the Order dated December 1, 2025, while hearing a batch of petitions, including a Contempt Case ( Court on its Own Motion v. Delhi Administration Thr BDO , CONT.CAS(C) 16/2016) and a Writ Petition ( Nand Kishore v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors. , W.P.(C) 3858/2025

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