After showdown with CJI Misra, SC lawyer Rajeev Dhawan quits practice

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Rajeev Dhawan has quit court practice after a high-profile showdown with Chief Justice of India Dipka Misra that saw the latter rebuking lawyers in an unprecedented manner last week.

In a simple two-sentence letter addressed to CJI Misra, Dhawan said, "After the humiliating end to the Delhi (vs Centre) case, I have decided to give up court practice."

Dhawan goes on to note that CJI Misra is "entitled" to take away the "Senior



Gown" conferred on the lawyer. However, "I would like to keep it for memory and services rendered," Dhawan said in an addendum.

Dhawan's decision to leave court practice comes days after he had two famous run-ins with the Chief Justice. The first was during the Ayodhya case during which Dhawan and fellow lawyers Kapil Sibal and Dushyant Dave animatedly pleaded that the Supreme Court defer hearings in the Babri-Ram Janmabhoomi case until after the 2019 Lok Sabha election.