Legal professionals staged a protest throughout the state in opposition to a proposed modification to the Advocates Act, 1961, prohibiting them from boycotting and abstaining from court docket work.
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The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh has additionally given a name for statewide strike in all district courts and excessive court docket on February 25 in opposition to the current draft of the Advocates (Modification) Invoice proposed by the Union regulation ministry that can prohibit advocates from occurring strike.
Legal professionals throughout the state boycotted court docket and staged a protest.
Within the state capital, advocates of the district court docket took out a protest march from the Previous Excessive Courtroom Crossing as much as the GPO Crossing, Hazratganj.
Police personnel had been deployed in giant numbers on the busy Hazratganj crossing and barricades had been positioned to forestall attorneys from transferring in the direction of Vidhan Sabha the place the price range session is in progress. Because of this visitors jams had been frequent on all adjoining roads.
Visitors motion on the Hazratganj Crossing was derailed for greater than half-an-hour. It was after a lot persuasion, attorneys ended the protest.
Legal professionals in Prayagraj, Kanpur, Agra and different components of the state additionally boycotted court docket proceedings and staged a protest.
Legal professionals’ protest was reported from a lot of the district courts in jap Uttar Pradesh, Rohilkhand and different components of the state.
“Lawyers of the Lucknow high court will boycott work on February 25 in protest against the proposed Advocates (Amendment) Bill,” mentioned advocate RD Shahi, president of the Oudh Bar Affiliation of the Lucknow excessive court docket.
These amendments will instantly have an effect on the autonomy of all attorneys, added Shahi.
In response to the Lucknow Bar Affiliation, probably the most objectionable provisions within the draft modification is part 35 A, which reads that “No association of advocates or any member of the association or any advocate, either individually or collectively, shall give a call for boycott or abstinence from courts’ work or boycott or abstain from courts’ work or cause obstruction in any form in courts’ functioning or in court premises.”
Any violation of this provision would invite disciplinary motion, mentioned the Bar Council.
“ Lawyers cannot accept this,” mentioned the Lucknow Bar Affiliation.
A brand new clause within the draft modification additionally says that the State Bar Council might not enrol any one who has been convicted of an offence punishable with imprisonment of three years or extra, mentioned the Bar Affiliation.
In the meantime, attorneys throughout the Braj area protested in opposition to the proposed modification to the Advocate Act on Friday.
In Agra, attorneys gathered on the Collectorate, raised slogans, and submitted a memorandum to officers.
Aligarh attorneys took to the streets, whereas these in Hathras wore black bands.
Agra Collectorate Bar Affiliation secretary Lokendra Sharma warned of intensified protests if the modification isn’t withdrawn. Legal professionals additionally fashioned a human chain to oppose the transfer.