Altaf Hamid Rao Mirpur
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Bar Council on Tuesday demanded earlier induction of the AJK High Court judges on vacant positions.
Moreover, they also threatened to take to the state wide street agitation by legal fraternity if demands are not met by dead-line till December 25.
Seeking early induction of all much-awaited nine judges on much-delayed vacant positions to the High Court of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bar without further delay, the AJK Bar Council announced to take to the street agitation across the State to get their much-cherished demand acceded to by the authorities by stipulated next one month period.
Announcing to launch the phased protest program to press AJK government for acceptance of the above demand by the legal fraternity from across Azad Jammu Kashmir, Vice Chairman Azad Jammu Kashmir Bar Council Fiyaz Haider Nawabi Advocate stated in press conference in his office chamber that lawyers throughout AJK will not hesitate to boycott courts, strike and later stage long march to press Azad Jammu Kashmir government if their their demand was not met by the dead-line-December 25 this year sharp.
President AJK High Court Bar Association Baber Ali Khan Advocate, President District Bar Association Mirpur and ex Judge Supreme Court of AJK Masood A. Sheikh and large number of local lawyers were also present on this occasion.
