Lawyers to abstain from Evening Court

BIHAR STATE BAR COUNCIL

BAR COUNCIL BHAWAN, PATNA-1

PH-0612-2505583

                                Press Release

                             Lawyers to abstain from Evening Court

Patna, Nov. 14

Bihar State Bar Council has appealed to the advocates of Bihar to abstain from working in evening court scheduled to be started from Nov. 15, 2010.

The members of the Council in its emergent meeting held today were of unanimous view that the law and order situation in the State as well as the infrastructure in civil courts, especially the poor power supply position, can’t make such courts workable.  By an unanimous resolution it has been decided to abstain from the evening court and decided to request to High Court to withdraw the Notification and to fill the pending vacancies of the judicial officer in the State of Bihar.  The members also felt that the situation in Bihar is quite different from Gujarat where un-interrupted power supply is maintained and suitable communications are available for coming to and going from the evening court for clients and lawyers.

Twenty two out of twenty six members attended the meeting which was presided by Shri Baleshwar Prasad Sharma, Chairman of the Council.

The Council further decided to consider further line of action for opposing such evening court if the same is not withdrawn, in its next meeting fixed for 5^th of December 2010.

                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                Officiating Secretary

                                                                                          Bihar State Bar Council