Lawyers hold protest, demand grant from Centre
TNN | Feb 13, 2019, 08:52 IST
Lawyers in front of the Bar Association on TuesdayCHENNAI: Responding to a Bar Council of India (BCI) call to stage protests in support of their charter of demands, lawyers in Chennai and other districts held lunch-hour protest meetings on Tuesday.
BCI has called upon the Centre to allocate Rs 5,000 crore in the Union budget towards advocates welfare fund. Speaking about the demands, BCI co-chairman S Prabakaran said the fund would be used to provide a stipend of Rs 10,000 per month to newly enrolled members of the Bar, for a period of five years. Besides, insurance cover for advocates and their family members and financial protection for advocates and their kin in case of untimely death due to illness or accidents will also be provided using the central grant.
Prabakaran also wanted retired judges as presiding officers of tribunals and commissions, and sought necessary amendments to accommodate competent advocates for such postings. The Legal Services Authority Act also requires amendment enabling advocates to render the services being discharged by the judges.
Citing the example from Haryana, Prabakaran urged Tamil Nadu government to take steps to acquire lands and provide housing sites for advocates at a nominal price.
Later in the day, Prabakaran led a delegation of Bar leaders for a meeting with state governor Banwarilal Purohit and submitted a representation.
G Mohana Krishnan of Madras high court advocates association , said most of bar associations did not have adequate buildings and toilet facilities.
BCI has called upon the Centre to allocate Rs 5,000 crore in the Union budget towards advocates welfare fund. Speaking about the demands, BCI co-chairman S Prabakaran said the fund would be used to provide a stipend of Rs 10,000 per month to newly enrolled members of the Bar, for a period of five years. Besides, insurance cover for advocates and their family members and financial protection for advocates and their kin in case of untimely death due to illness or accidents will also be provided using the central grant.
Prabakaran also wanted retired judges as presiding officers of tribunals and commissions, and sought necessary amendments to accommodate competent advocates for such postings. The Legal Services Authority Act also requires amendment enabling advocates to render the services being discharged by the judges.
Citing the example from Haryana, Prabakaran urged Tamil Nadu government to take steps to acquire lands and provide housing sites for advocates at a nominal price.
Later in the day, Prabakaran led a delegation of Bar leaders for a meeting with state governor Banwarilal Purohit and submitted a representation.
G Mohana Krishnan of Madras high court advocates association , said most of bar associations did not have adequate buildings and toilet facilities.
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