The executive committee of the Jharkhand State Bar Council has condemning the alleged attack on a lawyer by District and Session Judge, Daltonganj Pankaj Kumar on the court premises last week has decided that the lawyers across the State will abstain from work on Tuesday, February 18. The council regretted that such an incident reflects the arrogant and ‘above law’ attitude of some judicial offers towards the advocates. The executive committee of Jharkhand State Bar Council has decided to send a committee of four members which will visit the District Bar Association, Daltonganj to confer and to express solidarity of the council with the advocates of the Bar Association.
The Committee comprises Abdul Kalama Rashidi, Hemant Kumar Shikarwar, Kundan Prakashan, Rinku Bhakat. The committee will submit the report within shortest possible time. On February 15, the lawyers in Daltonganj boycotted their work after a lawyer was allegedly assaulted by district and session judge.
Nehru alleged that the concerned judge has no respect for the Bar as the concerned judge delays most inordinately in passing orders even in those cases where arguments are complete and over. He said the Jharkhand High Court Ranchi must inquire into this episode and remove the judge from here.