Judicial activities across the State were affected on Friday as lawyers, including those of the Orissa High Court, abstained from their respective courts following a call given by the Odisha State Bar Council earlier this week.
Supporting the call of the Bar Council of India, the State Council had decided to observe the day as All India Protest Day in protest against the proposed Advocates’ (Amendment) Bill-2017 as suggested by the law Commission of India.
Staying away from their courts, the lawyers burnt copies of the proposed Bill in front of their respective courts in protest.