Bar council to act against pro-T lawyers

Jul 20, 2012 |

Hyderabad

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The Bar Council of AP decided to initiate disciplinary proceedings against advocates who were part of the violence in AP High Court during the Telangana agitation. Sources said the Bar Council’s decision came in the backdrop of Supreme Court’s anguish over the Council’s failure to start proceedings against the errant lawyers. At a formal meeting here on Wednesday, the Bar Council executive committee decided to conduct a general body meeting to get views of members before proceeding further in the matter. Bar Council chairman A. Narasimha Reddy said the general body meeting will be conducted within a week to decide the course of action.

Sources said the High Court registry has, with the help of police, identified about 40 advocates who took part in vandalism. The police has registered nine cases against the advocates, with two of them naming 39 advocates as having taken part in the action. Most of them are from subordinate courts of the twin cities, and Ranga Reddy district. “After the general body meeting we will issue notices to advocates, as also constitute a panel to examine their replies to decide further course of action against the lawyers,” Mr Reddy told this newspaper.

Plea to reject resignations
A city-based advocate filed a petition in High Court on Thursday seeking a direction to the Assembly Speaker against accepting resignations of two Congress legislators. Mr Venkata Sujaya Krishna Ranga Rao, MLA from Bobbili, and Eluru MLA A.K. Srinivas, alias Alla Nani, had resigned on June 4, pledging their loyalty to YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy. Mr B. Appa Rao in his petition stated that he had already filed a “disqualification petition” before the Speaker on June 13, urging him to frame rules to avert by-elections under Para 8(1) & (d) of Schedule X of the Constitution.

YSRC seeks nod for protest
The YSR Congress Party on Thursday appealed the High Court on Thursday to direct the police to grant permission for holding nethanna dharna in support of weavers in Sircilla town of Karimnagar district on July 23.

Petition to take director’s land
A petition was filed in the AP High Court by a film producer seeking a direction to resume the land allotted to film director K Raghavendra Rao and three others in Banjara Hills. The petition was filed by E. Balakishan.

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