Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, January 3
Representatives of the Bar Associations of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh discussed that physical hearing in courts should be started immediately. It was further resolved that if no decision is taken to start physical hearing by January 11, then an action committee should launch an agitation.
The meeting was attended by presidents/secretaries of the Bars of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, including the High Court Bar Association, under the chairmanship of Karanjit Singh, Chairman of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana. The Advocate-General of Punjab, 19 members of the Bar Council, the president and the secretary of the High Court Bar Association, office-bearer of the Senior Advocates Bar Association and 110 presidents/secretaries of the district and subdivision bar associations of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh were also part of the meeting.
The speakers expressed their serious concerns about the present situation of non-functioning of open courts when almost all institutions, establishments or departments had started functioning.
Almost all speakers advocated the launch of strike forthwith as they have already waited for almost nine months. About 60 speakers expressed their views and gave suggestions regarding opening of courts and starting of physical hearing.
The House today unanimously authorised the Chairman of the Bar Council to finalise the modalities in order to pursue the agenda of opening of all courts and start physical hearing. The meeting unanimously resolved that an action committee of 15 members, comprising four presidents of bar associations from Punjab, four from Haryana, the president of the High Court Bar Association, the president of the DBA, Chandigarh, and five members of the Bar Council, be constituted. This committee shall be headed by the Chairman of the Bar Council.
The committee will coordinate with all Bars and take necessary decisions to achieve 100% physical working of courts. It was also decided that a request would be made to the Chief Justice for giving specific directions to all district and sessions judges in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to list all cases in all courts with specific directions, giving priority for listing of old cases concerning senior citizens, destitute women, matrimonial cases, etc. It was further resolved that all courts, including the High Court, should start working physically forthwith. Initially, half the courts should start working on alternate days on the odd-even system and after three weeks, as the situation develops, all courts should start working.
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