‘No HC bench, no vote’: Meerut bar calls boycott of BJP leaders
Earlier reporting noted: Meanwhile, lawyers announced that a meeting of the Central Struggle Committee would soon be convened in Saharanpur to discuss the demand for a High Court bench.
Meerut Bar Association president Anuj Kumar Sharma said the decisions followed a meeting between a nine-member delegation and chief minister Yogi Adityanath . Earlier reporting noted: Banners carrying the slogan “No Bench, No Vote” have been put up at the entrances of the court complex. It also decided to initiate the withdrawal of vakalatnamas (a written legal document that a client signs to authorise a lawyer or advocate to represent them in a court of law) filed by its members for serving and former BJP representatives in various courts, including MP-MLA courts. Lawyers have also decided to prohibit all BJP elected representatives from entering the court premises. A joint meeting with office-bearers of the United Traders Association and other city-based associations is also planned.
Earlier reporting noted: Office-bearers of the Meerut Bar Association criticised the chief minister and BJP elected representatives from the district, alleging that they had made no efforts or extended support towards the establishment of a high court bench in western Uttar Pradesh. At a general body meeting on Tuesday, the association resolved to bar BJP-elected representatives and office-bearers from entering the court complex.
‘No HC bench, no vote’: Meerut bar calls boycott of BJP leaders ‘No HC bench, no vote’: Meerut bar calls boycott of BJP leaders ‘No HC bench, no vote’: Meerut bar calls boycott of BJP leaders ‘No HC bench, no vote’: Meerut bar calls boycott of BJP leaders Lawyers abstained from judicial work and staged protests at the court premises, with advocates from 22 western UP districts extending support.
Posters carrying the slogan “No Bench, No Vote” were displayed at court entrances and on lawyers’ vehicles.