Pulling up the bar body, the apex court stated it was under an obligation to not obstruct any lawyer from appearing on behalf of an accused. The tradition of the bar does not authorise any association to pass a resolution like this." The bar association has withdrawn it (resolution)." Thomas was arrested on September 10 in an alleged case of negligence, after a seven-year-old student was found murdered in Ryan school's Gurugram branch. Lawyers from Delhi willing to take up the case, were barred from appearing at the district court, he added.

Source: dna September 19, 2017 02:03 UTC