New Delhi:, August 23, 2008 : The Delhi High Court may have sent a strong message by punishing criminal lawyers R K Anand and I U khan in the BMW sting case। But lawyers in the Capital are unhappy with the verdict.
On Friday Bar Association in the Delhi district court went on strike, protesting against the order।
Lawyers in Delhi were up in arms a day after the Delhi High Court held R K Anand and I U Khan guilty of contempt of court and barred them from practicing for the next four months।
All four district courts in the Capital wore a deserted look as the Bar Association went on strike protesting the HC judgement।
"We are upset with the verdict because the judge has barred two very senior lawyers from practicing in Delhi, whereas it is not up to him to decide this," says Patiala house Bar Association's Santosh Mishra।
The High court had found Anand and Khan guilty of trying to bribe witness Sunil Kulkarni to favour accused Sanjeev Nanda in the BMW hit-and-run case।
However, the Bar Association argues that the punishment given is unjustified, as barring a lawyer from practice is the job of the Bar council and not the court।
"We've had a very successful strike today as lawyers on their own didn't practice today without any pressure since they understand that the verdict is unjust," says Patiala house Bar Association's R K Wadhwa।
But senior members of the legal fraternity point out that striking work is only damaging the reputation of the Bar।
"The entire Bar of Delhi could have chosen to file a petition in the SC or in the HC। Instead of resorting to strike as a strike gives a wrong message to the people," says advocate K T S Tulsi.
A year and a half ago the Bar council had initiated inquiry against Anand and Khan, but no action had been taken so far। And as protests continue.
questions are being raised - is the bar council serious enough to send a strong message by punishing the offending lawyers?
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