 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 17: Continuing its ongoing protest, the J&K High Court Bar Association, Jammu under the leadership of its President M K Bhardwaj, Senior Advocate, held a strong demonstration at district court complex, Janipur, Jammu in support of their long pending demands.
In a statement here, a spokesman of the Bar said that the members abstained from work in all the courts including the High Court, District Courts, Tribunals and Commissions.
"Lawyers are protesting to get their long pending demand of construction of a multi storey building for housing all the judicial works i.e. registration work, CAT, DRT, AFT and other tribunals within the court premises. The community has resolved to keep their protest on till the redressal of their grievances," the statement added.
All the office bearers S. Mohinder Pal Singh Pali, Vice President, Surjeet Singh Andotra, General Secretary, Aditya Sharma, Joint Secretary, S. Amandeep Singh, Treasurer, Rohit Sharma (YLA President), S. Gagandeep Singh Lucky (YLA Vice President), Yaseer Farooq Khan (YLA General Secretary), S. Karanjeet Singh Johal (YLA Joint Secretary), Naresh Kumar (YLA Treasurer), besides many senior and young lawyers participated in the protest, the statement said.
Bar president MK Bhardwaj stated that other lawyers associations are also facing the same problems and their functioning has been hit due to scattered judicial courts.
Bhardwaj stated that similar types of multi dimensional complexes are required to be constructed in all the Districts & Muffasil Courts so that their genuine grievance can be redressed.
He further stated that they are shortly going to convene a meeting with the other Bar Associations of Jammu province. "Today Hiranagar and Akhnoor Bar Associations also suspended their work in support of the demands of JKHCBAJ," he added. |
