On January 27, a division of the Supreme Court led by Justices S.K. Kaul and A.S. Oka declined to consider bail requests from advocates who had damaged court property while on strike for the creation of new Orissa High Court benches. 

The advocate standing on behalf of the Central Action Committee (CAC) of the Bar Associations of Western Odisha claimed that 45 days have passed with roughly 30 advocates, including 4 women, incarcerated. He said that the District Court had declined to increase the bail for the advocates. The Odisha High Court is now hearing their bail requests. The High Court, according to the counsel, repeatedly postponed the hearing.

A Bench instructed the Counsel to take the case to the High Court, stating that "we are not a bail court." As Justice Kaul noted: 

"... No luxury. Apply there. 

Massive fights between advocates and police broke out in December 2022 during a strike called by the District Bar Association of Sambalpur to demand the installation of a permanent Bench of the Orissa High Court in the Sambalpur district. The State Government of Odisha and the State Police had been given directives by the Supreme Court to take harsh measures against lawyers who were on strike. Police arrests were made in addition to the Bar Council suspending the concerned attorneys' license.

The Bench had already criticized the behavior of the vandalizing advocates and urged the authorities not to "moddly coddle" them. The Court made an effort to remind the attorneys that their responsibility is to help the litigants obtain justice, not to obstruct it. 

The Bench sharply criticized their behavior, which included hitting the Advocate General, members of the Bar Council of India, and members of the State Bar Council while burning effigies.