New Delhi: Disapproving of the action of some lawyers in Bangalore jostling with Karnataka High Court's controversial Chief Justice P D Dinakaran and locking up two judges, the Centre on Wednesday said the judiciary cannot be shaken by "hammering" whatever be the provocation.
Law Minister M Veerappa Moily asked the lawyers to have faith in the constitutional authorities as they were "already seized of the matter" regarding Dinakaran who has been accused of land grabbing.
"Whatever be the provocation, I don't think the lawyers should take law into their own hands and create a situation to embarrass the judiciary and affect its credibility and reputation," he told PTI here.
Some members of Advocates' Association of Bangalore (AAB), protesting continuance of Dinakaran as Chief Justice, had on Tuesday barged into the hall where the judge was holding court and shouted slogans against him.
Terming the incident as "really unfortunate", Moily said "I do not think any intimidation, whether it is legitimate or otherwise, will help us to keep the reputation of the legal profession."
He said the reputation, credibility and goodwill of "the important pillar of democracy like judiciary cannot be shaken by hammering."
Apparently referring to Dinakaran, Moily said "individuals do not count but institutions matter for keeping a strong judiciary".
Moily told the lawyers that the institution's credibility and reputation will have to be preserved at any cost and "everyone should cooperate".
The "fence cannot eat the crop. They need to be the real protectors of judiciary", he said.
He said the legal fraternity had a greater contribution to make in protecting judiciary.
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