India, July 2 -- In a shocking video, a senior Indian lawyer was seen sipping on a beer mug during his virtual appearance at court proceedings in Gujarat. A video showing senior counsel Bhaskar Tanna casually sipping on beer from a mug in front of Justice Sandeep Bhatt on June 25 has gone viral on social media.

The Gujarat High Court was appalled by the incident and initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against the lawyer for the "outrageous and glaring" conduct.

A division bench of Justice AS Supehia and Justice RT Vachhani said that Bhaskar Tanna's senior counsel title should be withdrawn due to his conduct.

In the clip, showing court proceedings over a Zoom call, three windows are visible. One shows Justice Bhatt, while the other ...