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By Our Tamil Nadu Bureau
CHENNAI, FEB. 22. The All India Bar Association, the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu (BCT) and the Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHAA) have condemned the filing of criminal cases against two women advocates by the Kancheepuram police, and called upon the State Government to drop all criminal proceedings against them. The Kancheepuram Bar Association has decided to boycott court proceedings till February 25 to register its protest against the filing of cases against its members — Nadira Banu and Revathi Vasudevan. The BCT chairman, R. Dhanapal Raj, today told presspersons that the Council could not remain a silent spectator when advocates were subjected to "repressive action" by law enforcing agencies. He wanted the State Government to intervene in the matter immediately. The advocates' issue, along with the failure of police to adhere to pre-arrest guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court while taking into custody people, including political and religious leaders, would be discussed at the Council's one-day seminar on legal education, scheduled to be held on February 27. The chairman said the two advocates had nothing to do with the cases against the Kanchi Sankaracharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi. They had gone to the Kancheepuram sub-jail in connection with their legal aid work. Such action by the police would create an unhealthy atmosphere for advocates to discharge their duties.
Serial agitations
The MHAA president, S. Prabakaran, met the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Justice Markandey Katju, along with a number of advocates this afternoon, and sought his intervention in the matter. Later, he told presspersons that the association would be left with no option but to announce a series of agitations if the criminal proceedings against the advocates were not dropped immediately. Meanwhile, the Kancheepuram Bar Association, besides resolving to commence a boycott, sought support from other advocates associations in the State. A resolution to this effect was adopted at a meeting here today. The Bar Association president, M. Madanagopal, termed the police action a challenge to the judicial system itself, and said the hurried manner in which the case had been registered against the advocates indicated the "ulterior motive" of the police. The Bar would insist on the withdrawal of the cases against the advocates, and members would stay away from the activities of the Taluk Legal Aid Committee. Our Legal Correspondent in New Delhi adds: The All India Bar Association (AIBA) also condemned the police action, and sought the intervention of the Chief Justice of India, R.C. Lahoti, to ensure that the lawyers were not harassed for discharging their professional duties. In a statement issued in Delhi, the AIBA Chairman, C. Agarwala, said the legal fraternity in the country was agitated over the action of the Kancheepuram police.
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