New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Monday warned the President and the Secretary of the Gautam Buddha Nagar District Court Bar Association over their failure to appear in a hearing related to the alleged assault on two members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).

A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K Vinod Chandran issued notice to the senior Bar Association officials, seeking their response by February 17. The apex court also warned that their failure to appear in the next hearing would be viewed seriously.

The top court was hearing a suo motu case that pertained to lawyers' strike at the Gautam Buddha Nagar District Court Complex in which two SCBA officials including Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson and senior advocate...