High court ‘appalled’ at conduct of Mahua Moitra’s lawyer

The Delhi High Court expressed shock after learning that Mahua Moitra’s counsel had contacted lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai to persuade him to withdraw his complaint against the TMC MP. The court criticized the counsel for not maintaining professional standards. Dehadrai claimed that the senior lawyer spoke to him for 30 minutes and offered to withdraw the complaint in exchange for a dog named Henry. The matter has been listed for further hearing on October 31.