Patna, (Bihar Times): About 80,000 lawyers of the
state––right from Patna high court to district courts
as well as consumer courts––abstained from court duty
on Wednesday in protest against the murder of
assistant public prosecutors of Jehanabad, Deendayal
Yadav, on December 24 last.
The strike call was given by the Bihar State Bar
Council and the lawyers response was almost total. The
lawyers demanded payment of Rs 10 lakh to the family
members of late Deendayal Yadav and proper protection
to them.
Yadav was killed just 45 days after the murder of Ram
Naresh Sharma, assistant public prosecutor of
Begusarai. Sharma was shot dead on November 8, that
is, on the eve of Diwali. He was the government lawyer
in Rami Singh murder case. Lok Janshakti Party MP,
Suraj Bhan, was the main accused in the Rami Singh
murder case.
Patna, (Bihar Times): About 80,000 lawyers of the
state––right from Patna high court to district courts
as well as consumer courts––abstained from court duty
on Wednesday in protest against the murder of
assistant public prosecutors of Jehanabad, Deendayal
Yadav, on December 24 last.