Guwahati, April 10 -- Kamal Nayan Choudhury, President of the Gauhati High Court Bar Association (GHCBA), on Wednesday, sought the recusal of Justice N Unni Krishnan Nair from hearing the contempt of court petitions filed by Advocate General (AG) Devajit Saikia against certain lawyers.

Choudhury argued that Justice Nair had liked an online post related to the case, raising concerns about impartiality.

Saikia filed the petition against Choudhury, Advocate Pallavi Talukdar, and Senior Advocate Anil Kumar Bhattacharya over alleged derogatory comments made in media interviews regarding Justice Suman Shyam and the proposal to relocate the High Court building.

During a preliminary hearing on April 8, the Bench of Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi ...