lawyers of the Orissa High Court abstained from court activities on Tuesday protesting against what they called the “illegal” arrest of advocate Devashis Panda by the CBI.
Panda, a former Additional Government Advocate (AGA) was arrested by the CBI on Monday for his alleged involvement in unfair activities of a chit fund company.
In view of the Rath Yatra on Wednesday, the lawyers have decided to meet again on Friday to decide their further course of action, said a resolution passed by the HC Bar Association. The association has also decided to request other lawyers’ bodies of the State to observe one-day token protest on Friday to condemn the arrest of Panda and the action of the CBI.