HC lawyers suspend work till July 30 over legal aid policy
Chandigarh, July 29 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court lawyers on Tuesday decided to go on a three-day strike in support of work suspension calls given by the different district bar associations in two states and Chandigarh against the Legal Aid Defence Counsel System policy.
The policy is aimed at giving access to justice to those accused persons, who can't afford to engage lawyers. The move comes even as HC asserted that disruption of judicial work can't be permitted.
Full report >Mainbook P5...
To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please
Contact Us.