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| Protesting advocates hold meeting with admin; reiterate demands | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 3: J&K High Court Bar Association, Jammu, under the leadership of President M K Bhardwaj, senior advocate held a bike rally from High Court to Raj Bhawan.
The members held national flags in their hands in huge number reached the dharna spot with the police gathered in large number barricaded the outer gate of Raj Bhawan.
The advocates raised slogans in favour of their demands. The lawyers’ are protesting for its long pending demand of construction of multi storey building for housing all the judicial work i.e. Registration work, CAT, DRT, AFT and other Tribunals within the court premises. The lawyers’ community has resolved to keep their protest going on till the redressal of their grievances.
The BAR members held protest demonstration outside the Raj Bhawan for hours but none from Lieutenant Governor’s office come to listen agitating lawyers.
The lawyers have warned not to take their agitation for granted and administration must come with solution to their problems. Later in the afternoon the LG administration sent their Additional Deputy Commissioner Satish Sharma for talks with the team of J&K High Court Bar Association, Jammu.
An hour long meeting/discussion was held in which besides office bearers of JKHCBAJ and YLA, many senior and young members participated. SP City Kulbir Handa along with senior police officials also attended the meeting. The office bearers of JKHCBAJ resubmitted the memorandum of demands. The government officials representing the administration while admitting that the demands are very genuine assured the team of lawyers that administration shall give utmost priority and due consideration to the demands.
Thereafter in the evening a meeting of office bearers with prominent members of the civil society was held who extended whole hearted and full support to the Association. While speaking on the occasion the members of the Civil Society were of considerate opinion that the demands projected are not only in favour of Advocates but also in favour of the litigants and public at large. The demands when fulfilled shall give great relief and convenience to the public.
The leaders of the political parties, social organizations and prominent citizens who spoke and extended support to the demands of the J&K High Court Bar Association, Jammu include Arun Gupta (President, Chamber of Commerce), Ved Raj Wazir (Senior Advocate & Former President JKHCBAJ), H C Jalmeria (Advocate), M R Qureshi (PDP), Rattan Lal Gupta (Provincial President NC) Zorawar Singh (Press Club & Team Jammu), Manjit Singh (Apni Party) and many others. The Bar members abstained from work in all the courts including High Court, District Courts, Tribunals, all Revenue Courts & Commissions on account of the protest. |
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