Complaint against HC lawyer for abuse
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, SEPT 25
A junior advocate has complained to the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa against a High Court lawyer for abusing her in the corridors of the High Court of Bombay at Goa.
In her letter to the Bar Council, the victim has complained that on September 20, one Adv Nigel Costa Frias hurled abuses and filthy words at her while she was waiting for her senior.
In her complaint, the victim says she was sitting in the corridor of the High Court where her senior was dictating some matter pertaining to court proceedings. Seeing that the senior had moved away into the Court room, Adv Nigel came to the place where she was sitting and taking advantage of the fact that nobody was around, hurled abuses and filthy words at her. The trainee has just passed her LLB (Hons) course from Pune University.
The letter also alleges that this was an attempt to harass, abuse, insult and malign her dignity as a woman, as Adv Nigel is not on good terms with her brother-in-law and sister, who are his neighbours at Dona Paula.
The victim has also asked the sitting Justices of the High Court, Advocate General Subodh Kantak, Assistant Solicitor General of India Carlos Ferreira, the President of the High Court Bar Association, Goa, and the Registrar of High Court of Bombay at Goa to take action in the matter.
