New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- Lawyer bodies and the Delhi Police have agreed to set up a joint coordination committee and appoint nodal officers to address grievances and prevent disputes between the two from escalating. This comes days after a confrontation between lawyers and police personnel in Shahdara led to a strike across Delhi's district courts.

The decision was taken at a meeting on October 30 attended by senior Delhi Police officers, along with representatives of the Bar Council of Delhi, the Coordination Committee of All District Bar Associations and executive committee members of various district court bar associations.

Rajiv Ranjan, Delhi Police spokesperson told HT on Sunday, "Under the proposed mechanism, a joint committee compris...