Prayagraj: Advocates associated with the High Court and other bar associations remained agitating against the lathicharge on lawyers in Hapur on Wednesday. Protested outside the campus. This affected the work.
In the emergency meeting of the High Court Bar Association Allahabad Executive Committee on Thursday, it was also decided to abstain from judicial work. In the meeting held in the Old Study Room under the chairmanship of High Court Bar Association President Ashok Kumar Singh and conducted by General Secretary Nitin Sharma, after discussions with the officials, a consensus was reached on continuing the agitation on September 14.
There was lathicharge on advocates on August 29.
It was said that the government has not yet taken any positive decision on the brutality meted out to the advocates in the court premises of Hapur on August 29. Due to this there is anger among the advocates across the state. Some advocates were warned if they acted against the decision of the Bar. It was said that the fight is for the respect of the lawyers, everyone should cooperate in this.
According to the release of Joint Secretary (Administration) Sarvesh Kumar Dubey, the presence of Vice President Ashok Kumar Tripathi, Arvind Kumar Srivastava, Swarn Lata Suman, Joint Secretary Press Amarendra Singh etc. was notable. On the call of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh, a protest was also held by the Revenue Council Bar Association Prayagraj.
Under the leadership of Association President Harsh Narayan Sharma, a four-point memorandum was given to the member judicial in-charge, IAS Saheb Singh. According to the release of Joint Secretary (Press) Surendra Kumar, General Secretary Pankaj Kumar Srivastava, Satyendra Kumar Singh, Lal Bahadur Yadav etc. participated in the demonstration.
Bar Council Vice President sent letter to CM
Vice President of Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh, Anurag Pandey, in a letter sent to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has expressed disappointment over no action being taken against the officials responsible for the Hapur incident.
Congress came in support of lawyers
Advocates of Allahabad High Court and District Court are on strike in protest against lathi charge on lawyers in Hapur. On Wednesday, the District Congress Committee supported the lawyers who were abstaining from judicial work by submitting a letter to the President of the District Court Advocates Association. During the demonstration in the court premises, party officials and workers passed the resolution and expressed their commitment to walk step by step with the lawyers.
Gangapar Congress District President Suresh Yadav said that the fight for the advocates will be fought as per the party’s strategy. District Vice President Advocate Raees Ahmed said, people are angry due to the brutality done on lawyers. District spokesperson Haseeb Ahmed said, the government should suspend the guilty policemen. Senior leader Nishant Tripathi says that Congress will fight for the interests of lawyers from the streets to the House.
Grievance Redressal Committee meeting on lathi charge issue on 16th
The meeting of the committee constituted under the chairmanship of Justice MK Gupta to investigate the case of lathi charge on lawyers in Hapur will be held on September 16 at 11 am in the High Court Committee Room. Information has been issued to all the people affected by the Hapur incident to present their complaints before the committee formed on the instructions of Allahabad High Court. This information has been issued by Senior Registrar Judicial KSD Dwivedi HJS.