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Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan (गोपाल शंकरनारायणन) quits Delhi protest cases, citing courtroom decorum

Published 17-10-2026 · UB-052 · 🇮🇳 · ✓ 1 linked sources

Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan (गोपाल शंकरनारायणन) quits Delhi protest cases, citing courtroom decorumSubhashish Panigrahi / CC BY-SA 4.0
Supreme Court of India, New Delhi (file photo) · Photo: Subhashish Panigrahi / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

He withdrew from seven Supreme Court matters on the Delhi protests after a hearing on 15-10-2026 at which, he said, other counsel repeatedly interrupted him, Bar & Bench reported. "The bench failed to control the court. I cannot continue like this. Dignity of the court is more important," he said.

He withdrew from seven Supreme Court matters on the Delhi protests after a hearing on 15-10-2026 at which, he said, other counsel repeatedly interrupted him, Bar & Bench reported. "The bench failed to control the court. I cannot continue like this. Dignity of the court is more important," he said.

Sources

  1. Bar & Bench, 16-10-2026
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