The Bar Council of India (BCI) has scheduled a joint virtual meeting on Sunday, July 14 to address the ongoing strike by advocates in Uttar Pradesh..The press release issued on July 11 stated,"Immediate measures to prevent further strikes, effective communication and grievance resolution without strikes, the role of the Bar Council of India, State Bar Councils, and Bar Associations in facilitating dialogue and addressing concerns and harboring a culture of compliance and cooperation among all members, establishing a permanent grievance redressal mechanism within each Bar Association, regular virtual and in-person meetings between the Bar Councils and Bar Associations to promptly address issues of the Bar would be discussed therein.".The agenda of the meeting would be as follows:Discussion on the Supreme Court's directives - Addressing the prohibition of strikes by lawyers, as reiterated in a series of judgments.Exploring compliance strategies - Developing methods to ensure adherence to these directives.Grievance resolution through dialogue - Formulating plans to address grievances without resorting to strikes.Soliciting feedback - Gathering suggestions from all concerned parties for effective resolution of the matter.Framework for continuous engagement- Developing a framework for ongoing consultation with the Bar Council of India, State Bar Councils and respective Bar Associations. .The meeting will be attended by office bearers from the BCI, the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh, the Prayagraj District Bar Association and the High Court Bar Association, Allahabad..The Allahabad High Court Bar Association decided to abstain from work on July 10 over the High Court administration's failure to address certain issues plaguing the lawyers, particularly the conduct of certain judges towards the Bar. The strike continued on July 11.In its letter of July 10, the Bar Association had expressed concerns that the current relationship between the judges and lawyers was damaging and affecting the administration of justice.The letter raised the following concerns:- Court conduct of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal;- Behaviour of some other judges towards the lawyers;- Judges do not follow old tradition to revise the list of fresh cases/unlisted cases..Yesterday, the Bar Association in a strongly-worded resolution after a meeting of its Executive Committee said it wants to save the judiciary "from insider attack being done by some of Hon’ble judges treating themselves as God"."It is resolved that High Court is not a temple of justice rather is a court of justice and the judges are also the public servants for which they are being paid from the public exchequer and are appointed to serve the public at large. We refuse to recognise them as God..." the resolution said.It further called upon the lawyers of all bar associations to not address the judges as 'My Lord' or 'Your Lordship'..[Read Press Release]
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has scheduled a joint virtual meeting on Sunday, July 14 to address the ongoing strike by advocates in Uttar Pradesh..The press release issued on July 11 stated,"Immediate measures to prevent further strikes, effective communication and grievance resolution without strikes, the role of the Bar Council of India, State Bar Councils, and Bar Associations in facilitating dialogue and addressing concerns and harboring a culture of compliance and cooperation among all members, establishing a permanent grievance redressal mechanism within each Bar Association, regular virtual and in-person meetings between the Bar Councils and Bar Associations to promptly address issues of the Bar would be discussed therein.".The agenda of the meeting would be as follows:Discussion on the Supreme Court's directives - Addressing the prohibition of strikes by lawyers, as reiterated in a series of judgments.Exploring compliance strategies - Developing methods to ensure adherence to these directives.Grievance resolution through dialogue - Formulating plans to address grievances without resorting to strikes.Soliciting feedback - Gathering suggestions from all concerned parties for effective resolution of the matter.Framework for continuous engagement- Developing a framework for ongoing consultation with the Bar Council of India, State Bar Councils and respective Bar Associations. .The meeting will be attended by office bearers from the BCI, the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh, the Prayagraj District Bar Association and the High Court Bar Association, Allahabad..The Allahabad High Court Bar Association decided to abstain from work on July 10 over the High Court administration's failure to address certain issues plaguing the lawyers, particularly the conduct of certain judges towards the Bar. The strike continued on July 11.In its letter of July 10, the Bar Association had expressed concerns that the current relationship between the judges and lawyers was damaging and affecting the administration of justice.The letter raised the following concerns:- Court conduct of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal;- Behaviour of some other judges towards the lawyers;- Judges do not follow old tradition to revise the list of fresh cases/unlisted cases..Yesterday, the Bar Association in a strongly-worded resolution after a meeting of its Executive Committee said it wants to save the judiciary "from insider attack being done by some of Hon’ble judges treating themselves as God"."It is resolved that High Court is not a temple of justice rather is a court of justice and the judges are also the public servants for which they are being paid from the public exchequer and are appointed to serve the public at large. We refuse to recognise them as God..." the resolution said.It further called upon the lawyers of all bar associations to not address the judges as 'My Lord' or 'Your Lordship'..[Read Press Release]
