The Saket Bar Association published a circular on Wednesday stating that it will completely abstain from work on Thursday, May 18. .The circular signed by the Association's President Vinod Sharma states that the lawyers will abstain from work to protest the manhandling of Advocate Sachin Gupta by police officials at the Tigri Police Station on May 16."Respected Members are informed that in protest of manhandling with our member Sachin Gupta Advocate on 16.05.2023 by police official of P.S. Tigri, South Delhi and disturbing the social fabric between the lawyers and the police relationship, the Saket Bar Association has decided to completely abstain from work on 18.05.2023," the circular reads. .In this light, members of the Association have been requested to cooperate with the call to abstain from work. However, the circular clarifies that litigants are allowed to attend hearings before the court..The circular ends with a note of solidarity with Advocate Gupta. "We are committed to stand by our member of legal fraternity.".[Read Circular]
The Saket Bar Association published a circular on Wednesday stating that it will completely abstain from work on Thursday, May 18. .The circular signed by the Association's President Vinod Sharma states that the lawyers will abstain from work to protest the manhandling of Advocate Sachin Gupta by police officials at the Tigri Police Station on May 16."Respected Members are informed that in protest of manhandling with our member Sachin Gupta Advocate on 16.05.2023 by police official of P.S. Tigri, South Delhi and disturbing the social fabric between the lawyers and the police relationship, the Saket Bar Association has decided to completely abstain from work on 18.05.2023," the circular reads. .In this light, members of the Association have been requested to cooperate with the call to abstain from work. However, the circular clarifies that litigants are allowed to attend hearings before the court..The circular ends with a note of solidarity with Advocate Gupta. "We are committed to stand by our member of legal fraternity.".[Read Circular]