Bar Association Jammu (BAJ) today extended its ongoing strike till December 7, 2011.A general house meeting of BAJ was held under the chairmanship of its President Advocate BS Slathia to discuss the ongoing strike by lawyers in protest against the move of the government in taking away the powers of the registration of documents from Judicial Officers to Ex
ecutive Officers (Revenue). BAJ decided to continue their on going strike till December 7, 2011.
A delegation of the BAJ had met the Chief Justice, J&K High Court, day before yesterday and put forth their grievances against the diversion of quota of lawyers in direct recruitment to the posts of District & Sessions Judges, fixing of higher cut-off of 60 percent marks and the time-duration for written-examinations. Chief Justice had proposed the Bar members to suspend their strike to facilitate the consideration of the lawyers’ grievances. The proposition from the Chief Justice was discussed in the general house meeting today.
The general house appreciated the intervention of the Chief Justice as Head of the Institution. As per the assurance of the Chief Justice, the members of Bar Association unanimously decided to suspend the strike so far as their grievances with respect to the Recruitment Rules for J&K Higher Judicial Services (Direct Recruitment of Sessions Judges) is concerned and complimented the Chief Justice for postponing the examinations for selection to J&K Higher Judicial services.
However, the Bar has decided to continue its strike on the other pending issues and a delegation of senior members and representatives of Young Lawyers led by BS Slathia, President BAJ also met the Minister for Rural Development, Law & Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Sagar, Minister for Revenue, Relief & Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla, Minister for Education Peerzada Mohammad Syed and Minister for PHE, Flood Control Taj Mohi-ud-Din in this regard.
The Bar delegation apprised the ministers about the difficulties the general public will be put to in case the registration powers are shifted from the Judicial Officers besides opening the flood gates for corruption and facilitating the already active land mafia.
The Bar Association Jammu urged the Chief Minister to immediately intervene and sort out the issue, keeping in view the aspirations of legal fraternity across the state and interests of general public at large.The general house of BAJ decided to continue with the protest and abstain from work in all courts till December 7, 2011. The general house of BAJ has decided to meet again on December 7 to decide the future course of action.
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