As per the decision taken in the general body meeting of Hazaribagh bar association on Wednesday September 23, the lawyers of Hazaribagh went on one day long pen down strike. The advocates are demanding establishment of circuit bench of Jharkhand High Court at Hazaribagh.
On September 13, the office bearers of Hazaribagh bar association had once again handed over their charter of demands, addressed to the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court and other appropriate officials; to the district and sessions judge.
Hazaribagh bar association is demanding establishment of circuit bench of High Court in Hazaribagh as it is the headquarter of North Chotanagpur division, having powers of looking into the matters related with railways, cyber act, consumer protection act, banks, electricity, CBI etc. However, nothing yet has been done.
On Wednesday the leaders of almost all political parties and office bearers of different social organisation visited the court campus and sat with the advocates in support of their demands.
MlA Manish Jaiswal, MP representative Dr. Surendra Sinha, JDUs Bateshwar Prasad Mehta, Congress District President Vijay Kumar Yadav, CPMs Ganesh Kumar Citu, RJDs B Patel, JMMs Kamal Nayan Singh, JVMs Munna Malik, CPI Ram Naresh Kumar, Rajendra Prasad and Raj Kumar Tongia of Hazaribagh Chamber of Commerce and others announced their support to the advocates.
In the hall of Hazaribagh Bar association the leaders of political parties and members of social organisations unanimously decided to form a joint forum having name of ‘Hazaribagh Sangharsh Morcha’, to support the bar of Hazaribagh court because Ramgarh District court is going to start from 2nd of October. Bateshwar Prasad Mehta has been chosen as the convener of this front while other leaders will act as co-conveners.
Secretary Hazaribagh Bar Association Raj Kumar Raju and vice president Mithilesh Kumar Manney thanked everyone for their support and said, “we are not against the denizens of Ramgarh but due to political decisions now Hazaribagh court has very little area left in its jurisdiction. Our demand of establishment of circuit bench of high court having appellate court status is now the need of the hour and every association associated directly or indirectly with the court work and advocates are with us for the fulfillment of the demands.”