New Delhi
Abhijit Pandey
District bar associations of Delhi and Haryana may go on strike from tomorrow demanding transfer of a judicial magistrate posted at Gurgaon. The dispute relates to a police complaint lodged by the magistrate against three lawyers accusing the latter of abusing him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The magistrate alleged that the accused had made casteist remarks and threatened him.
Speaking to Law et al. News Secretary of Gurgaon bar association Ajay Choudhry, also an accused, said that they have been falsely implicated in the case. Choudhry said that the case has been registered without following necessary protocol. Talking about the incident Choudhry stated that there is no ground for lodging any case against the lawyers.
Choudhry said that it was the judge who during the hearing of a case asked the lawyers to go out of the room without any reason and also threatened them with arrest. It was last Thursday when the incident occurred however the lawyers claim that they had no idea of the developments till the police informed them of the complaint a few days later.
The secretary of the New Delhi bar association also confirmed that bar associations of all district courts of Delhi would be on strike tomorrow. Backing the stand of the lawyers he stated that during the hearing some arguments may have taken place but it should not have been taken personally and relation between judges and lawyers should always be cordial.
Source: http://www.lawetalnews.com
its very unfortunate...
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