A senior advocate, Malti Ramesh Pawar, allegedly died of cardiac arrest inside the bar room of the Esplanade Court near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) on Friday. The advocate’s husband, Ramesh Pawar, has alleged that she did not receive timely medical assistance and that the lack of basic medical facilities inside the court premises led to her death.

Following the incident, Advocate Sunil Pandey wrote a letter to the Chief Judicial Magistrate of the Esplanade Court, Mumbai, requesting that emergency medical and first aid facilities be made available for advocates in all Mumbai courts to prevent similar tragedies in the future.