Meer Singh Yadav, a senior advocate at Gurugram court became the president of the District Bar Association on Friday following an election which saw over 2,414 advocates casting their vote during the day.
Yadav bagged 1,136 out of a total of 2,414 votes to beat his closest rival Chandra Kant Sharma by 140 votes. Apart from Yadav and Sharma, two more candidates were in the fray for the bar president’s post. Nitin Tuteja, on the other hand, won the post of vice-president with905 votes 285 more than runner-up Pritesh Kumar Dhankar bagged 620 while Kamal Jeet Kataria became the bar secretary with 350 votes. The post of the joint secretary was won by Jaswant Dahiya with 1,430votes.
After the results, Yadav said, his first priority as the bar president would be to make proper seating arrangements for all the advocates on the court complex. Also, proper parking facility for the benefit ofboth advocates and litigants.
“There are over 5,000 advocates and there isn’t space to set up chambers for newcomer advocates. We will ensure that the advocates get enough space. Besides advocates as well as visitors will get water facility,” he said, adding the work on the new building was in progress.
Meanwhile, a jubilant Kataria said, our top propriety to increase new chambers for lawyers, toilets for women advocates, water and cleanness in the court premises.
Earlier in the day, a huge rush caused traffic snarls towards Sohna Chowk and the mini secretariat. The court complex is situated between the two. Sources said lack of parking space for advocates and litigants coming to the court and ongoing work on the new court complex added to the chaos.