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‘If lawyers are on the streets, it points to a corrosion of faith’
Updated On: 25 October, 2026 09:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Arpika Bhosale
For the first time, on October 14, we saw unprecedented visuals of lawyers marching from the Supreme Court to Jantar Mantar in opposition to citizens being unlawfully detained. Closer to home, the Bombay High Court saw a similar protest

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Last fortnight, a sea of white shirts and black coats could be seen marching from the Supreme Court to Jantar Mantar in the national capital. Lawyers, who are otherwise drilled to be apolitical, neutral, and go only by the letter of the law, were raging on the streets.
These never-before-seen visuals — of lawyers mobilising on such a large scale — were sparked by one cause: the quashing of the fundamental rights of peaceful protestors during the recent anti-CEC stir.


