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The Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana has teamed-up to hold the first Indo-Pak Lawyer Harmony Cup Twenty-20 match to be played between the two countries on July 23 in Chandigarh.
The Pakistan Lawyers XI team inclusive of delegates will reach Chandigarh on July 22 via road through the Wagah Border in Amritsar. Mumtaz Mustafa is the Manager of the Pakistan Lawyers XI team. Their trip will include a visit to Delhi, Agra and the Ajmer Sharif being one of the holiest places of worship in India.
Pratap Singh Saran, Chairman of Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana, who is the chief organizer spoke to Bar & Bench on the Harmony Cup. He said “Since I vacate my office on Saturday, we decided to hold the cricket match before that. This will be to initiate peace between the countries and lawyers will pay a large role in bringing about peace". In his press release he added “The match is being organised to maintain and enhance harmony between India and Pakistan and has been named as ‘Indo-Pak Lawyers Harmony Cricket Cup 2010’. Our endeavour is to extend brotherhood by way of sports which is followed in both countries by the masses. The legal fraternity has taken up the cause to harness friendship and mutual understanding between the two neighbouring countries which have the same language, culture, customs and traditions”.
Advocate Sandeep Moudgil a former cricketer has been chosen as the Captain of the Indian Lawyers XI team. Sandeep said, “There cannot be any other better way between India and Pakistan than sports to create coordination, friendship, affection and to strengthen relationship as a good neighbour”.
Sandeep is an Advocate at the Punjab & Haryana High Court as well as Secretary of the Panchkula District Cricket Association.
The Indian Lawyers XI team will comprise of another cricketer Puneet Bedi.
Advocates Adity Chaudhary, Supreme Court of India; Madhav Mitra, Rajasthan; Sunil Gaur; GS Anand, Karnataka; Kuldeep Prihar and Nikki Kantiwala, Delhi have shown an interest for being chosen as members of the Indian Lawyers XI team.
Umpires Desh Deepak and Jaswinder Singh from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have been appointed as umpires for the much awaited match.
Pratap Singh Saran had resigned from the post of the Chairman of Bar Council of P & H protesting against the implementation of the Bar Exam.
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- 1. "this type of matches between both the country should be a regular feature on a regular basis. it does not matter who wins the match but it creates a healthy respect for each others not only as a lawyer but as a neighbours. advocates from both the country should not only encouraged to participate but join the teams in whatever capasity.". Anil Sharma Bhatra, Guwahati
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