India, Dec. 1 -- The Bombay High Court has pulled up investigating officers of Matunga police station for repeatedly issuing summons to the advocate of a 93-year-old petitioner in a criminal case, calling the action a "blatant illegal act," noting that the summons had been illegally issued after the court had stayed further investigation in the case in 2024. The court further reiterated a Supreme Court's earlier ruling that lawyers cannot be summoned in their client's cases except under narrowly defined statutory exceptions.

In an order dated November 4, made available on Sunday, a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Sandesh D. Patil was hearing a petition filed by businessman Narshi Mulji Shah, who is facing proceedings in...