Underlining a need for strict action, the Supreme Court today expressed an inclination to lay down guidelines to tackle incidents of violence within Court premises.

"If some hardened criminals are allowed to come inside the court premises wearing lawyers' dress or not, but if they are indulging in this kind of thing, we need to have very harsh action against them. Firm, swift action is required against them. Individual liberty can be effectively protected by issuing other suitable directions", said Justice Surya Kant .

A bench of Justices Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was dealing with the Kerala Police Officers Association's challenge to a Kerala High Court order , which clarified guidelines to be followed by police personnel for arresting persons within court premises, along with a gr

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