Law and electricity minister Nirmalkumar spoke at a felicitation event organised by Madras Bar Association
On Oct 3, the federation convened a meeting for the welfare of the legal fraternity in which the law minister participated. The proposal was made in the background of recent incidents of assault, killings, intimidation and regular threats caused to advocates, due to proper and honest discharge of their professional duties.
Receiving the draft Bill from the delegation led by its honorary chairperson and senior advocate S Prabakaran, the minister said he would take it to the notice of chief minister C Joseph Vijay and do the needful as per his instructions. This often resulted in law-and-order situations and sometimes caused obstruction and deficiencies in rendering professional services by advocates to their clients; apart from instilling a deep sense of apprehension in the minds of advocates while discharging their professional duties, Prabakaran said. In the meeting, a resolution was adopted to initiate steps for the protection of the members of the Bar. Kumar assured members of the Bar that a law protecting the interest of the lawyers will be enacted by the state assembly While addressing the gathering. He suggested the federation come up with a draft Bill as an initial step for consulting the stakeholders. In view of the same, the Federation met the minister and submitted a draft Bill. The legislation is proposed for greater protection of advocates and their functions in discharge of professional duties.
Chennai: A delegation of the Federation of Bar Associations of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Thursday met TN law minister C T R Nirmal Kumar and submitted a draft Bill with suggestive provisions to be included in the TN Advocates (Protection) Act, an exclusive legislation for protection of advocates.