Lawyers droop strike in Sambalpur, 17 arrested

By Express News Service

SAMBALPUR :  A day after the Supreme Court adopted a troublesome stance and Bar Council of India (BCI) cracked the whip on hanging attorneys, the Central Action Committee of All Bar Associations of Western Odisha on Tuesday suspended its ongoing agitation demanding institution of Orissa High Court’s everlasting bench in Sambalpur.

Earlier within the day, police arrested 17 attorneys of Sambalpur district bar affiliation for his or her alleged involvement within the vandalism in district courtroom advanced.  The Central Action Committee handed a decision throughout the night and introduced suspension of the agitation. “Keeping in view the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the Central Action Committee of All Bar Associations of Western Odisha decided to suspend the ongoing movement of strike,” it stated.

The decision said that the motion committee and Sambalpur district bar affiliation have excessive hopes of formation of a everlasting bench of the Orissa HC at Sambalpur from all of the Constitutional authorities. “The central action committee reposes complete faith in the Hon’ble Supreme Court,” it stated.

Meanwhile, the BCI continued to behave powerful and suspended observe license of 14 extra attorneys for a interval of 18 months. On Monday, it had suspended all of the members of the district bar until additional orders whereas cancelling licenses of 29 advocates for 18 months.

Earlier, Sambalpur Police arrested 17 attorneys of the district bar affiliation in reference to the vandalism on the premises of district courtroom. “Seventeen lawyers were arrested on the basis of three cases registered in connection with the incident. The number of arrests might go up depending on the evidence collected,” Sambalpur SP B Gangadhar stated.

Even as stress prevailed within the city, police continued imposition of prohibitory orders underneath Section 144 of CrPC inside 200 metre radius of Kacheri Chhak the place the attorneys had staged the protest. As many 21 platoons of police have been deployed close to the courtroom to maintain a watch on the state of affairs. 
 

SAMBALPUR :  A day after the Supreme Court adopted a troublesome stance and Bar Council of India (BCI) cracked the whip on hanging attorneys, the Central Action Committee of All Bar Associations of Western Odisha on Tuesday suspended its ongoing agitation demanding institution of Orissa High Court’s everlasting bench in Sambalpur.

Earlier within the day, police arrested 17 attorneys of Sambalpur district bar affiliation for his or her alleged involvement within the vandalism in district courtroom advanced.  The Central Action Committee handed a decision throughout the night and introduced suspension of the agitation. “Keeping in view the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the Central Action Committee of All Bar Associations of Western Odisha decided to suspend the ongoing movement of strike,” it stated.

The decision said that the motion committee and Sambalpur district bar affiliation have excessive hopes of formation of a everlasting bench of the Orissa HC at Sambalpur from all of the Constitutional authorities. “The central action committee reposes complete faith in the Hon’ble Supreme Court,” it stated.

Meanwhile, the BCI continued to behave powerful and suspended observe license of 14 extra attorneys for a interval of 18 months. On Monday, it had suspended all of the members of the district bar until additional orders whereas cancelling licenses of 29 advocates for 18 months.

Earlier, Sambalpur Police arrested 17 attorneys of the district bar affiliation in reference to the vandalism on the premises of district courtroom. “Seventeen lawyers were arrested on the basis of three cases registered in connection with the incident. The number of arrests might go up depending on the evidence collected,” Sambalpur SP B Gangadhar stated.

Even as stress prevailed within the city, police continued imposition of prohibitory orders underneath Section 144 of CrPC inside 200 metre radius of Kacheri Chhak the place the attorneys had staged the protest. As many 21 platoons of police have been deployed close to the courtroom to maintain a watch on the state of affairs.