India, March 23 -- A Delhi court pulled up a lawyer for calling a witness again for cross-examination in a northeast Delhi riots case because he had to leave midway for another hearing in a separate court.

Additional sessions judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma court slammed advocate Mehmood Pracha, and his two associates, who were representing one of the accused persons, Haseen alias Mullaji, in the case.

A total of 11 persons, including former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain, are booked in the case under IPC sections 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 153A (promoting enmity in grounds of religion). The case is at the stage of examination-in-chief of police witnesses.

The latest observation was made while the court was junki...