Lawyers protest in Delhi over clashes that broke out between their colleagues and cops.
Protesting lawyers will return to work from tomorrow, Bar Council of India said this afternoon during a hearing at Delhi High Court, days after clashes that broke out between lawyers and cops in the national capital.
Earlier this morning, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal held a meeting with Delhi's top cop Amulya Patnaik and other senior police officers. The meeting came a day after unprecedented protests by cops in the national capital over the clashes that broke out over the weekend.
On Tuesday, the massive protests ended after 11 hours as Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and the top police officers gave assurances. The home ministry called for a report. The police from Haryana and Bihar extended support to their colleagues in Delhi amid massive protests.
At least 20 policemen and eight lawyers were injured and 20 vehicles were vandalised in Saturday's clash at Tis Hazari court, which started over a wrongly parked vehicle. The attack was followed by another violent confrontation on Monday, when a policeman was slapped and beaten outside Saket District Court by a group of lawyers.
The protesting officers have submitted a list of 10 demands, which includes the creation of a Police Protection Act. What also upset the policemen was the lack of initiative on their behalf after the Delhi High Court transferred two officers and suspended two others over Saturday's clash. At an emergency hearing on Monday, the court had ordered a judicial probe. It also said no coercive action can be taken against advocates, who initially called a day's strike and then withdrew it.
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Anil Baijal on Tuesday met Special CP (Intelligence) and appealed to all concerned to maintain harmony and law and order and directed that senior police officers should visit the injured policemen to boost their morale and comfort their families.
Mr Baijal also directed for best possible treatment to injured advocates and police personnel, news agency IANS reported.
Calling the clash between lawyers and police "unfortunate", Mr Baijal said it is imperative to restore the trust between the two and also to ensure that justice is done impartially in the entire matter.
On Tuesday, massive police protests were triggered by two attacks on their colleagues, one on Monday outside Saket District Court and another on Saturday at the Tis Hazari Courts Complex after a parking dispute between an on-duty policeman and a lawyer which led to at least 20 security personnel and several advocates being injured.
On Tuesday, the chairman of the coordination committee of All Bar Associations in Delhi had said lawyers would continue to boycott work on Wednesday, notwithstanding a Bar Council of India appeal to end their strike, news agency PTI reported.
On Tuesday, the chairman of the coordination committee of All Bar Associations in Delhi had said lawyers would continue to boycott work on Wednesday, notwithstanding a Bar Council of India appeal to end their strike, news agency PTI reported.
BCI Chairman demands that policemen involved in violence be arrested, news agency PTI reports
Delhi Police Vs Lawyers: After policemen, Now Lawyers Protest In DelhiScores of angry lawyers gathered outside the district courts in Rohini and Saket this afternoon, a day after Delhi Police personnel laid an 11-hour siege outside the Police Headquarters.
The meeting between Anil Baijal and senior policemen in Delhi is over.
On Tuesday, Mr Baijal had said it is imperative to restore the trust between police and lawyers and also to ensure that justice is done impartially in the entire matter, news agency PTI reported.
Several senior police officers are present at the meeting at Anil Baijal's home.