New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The Bar Council of India (BCI), through its Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, has called for immediate and effective police action under the current criminal law framework in connection with the alleged assault on an advocate at a toll plaza in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district, terming the incident a serious affront to the rule of law and the justice delivery system.

In a representation dated January 15, 2026, written by Mishra, who is also a senior advocate of the Supreme Court and a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and addressed to the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, the BCI flagged the alleged attack on Advocate Ratnesh Shukla at the Gotona Bara toll plaza on the Lucknow Sultanpur highway.

The incident...