Litigants continue to suffer as Rohtak lawyers on strike
Litigants continue to suffer due to the local lawyers being on strike for the last 17 days in protest against the registration of an FIR against an advocate.
While a number of lawyers are engaged in campaigning for parties/candidates, whom they support in the state Assembly elections, the litigants are suffering much harassment as even the urgent cases are not being heard at the local courts.
“Many prisoners require bail due to domestic exigencies. There are other urgent matters, too. However, we have no option but to wait for the strike to end,” said a senior advocate requesting not to be named.
Contacted for comments, Rohtak Superintendent of Police Himanshu Garg said representatives of the District Bar Association (DBA) had met him twice in connection with the case.
“I had assured them that a thorough investigation would be conducted in a professional and transparent manner and nobody would be falsely implicated,” he added.
Regarding the inconvenience being caused to the litigants due to the lawyers’ strike, Garg stated that efforts were being made by senior police officials of the district as well as other stakeholders to resolve the situation.
The DBA had decided to suspend work on September 2, following the registration of an FIR against a local lawyer. DBA president Arvind Sheoran said a 12-member committee of advocates had been formed to frame guidelines regarding the suspension of work.
The DBA had also sent a representation to the Chairman of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana in this regard. The Bar Council Chairman, Dr Vijender Singh Ahlawat, had written to the Haryana Director-General of Police (DGP), requesting a thorough and fair investigation.
“Efforts are being made to sort out the matter and it will be resolved soon,” said Dr Ahlawat.
