Reopen courts, demand lawyers

Jalandhar, December 10

Citing that cinema halls, gyms and shopping malls had been opened, members of the District Bar Association submitted a memorandum to chairman of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking permission to restart courts with physical appearance. “The court complex has been shut for physical hearings and routine work from the last eight months, which has affected the working widely. The government has reopened public offices and institutions, including cinema halls, shopping complexes, schools and gyms,” said, Advocate RK Bhalla.

Another member, Subodh Sharma, said along with lawyers, general public was also suffering due to the shutdown of the court complex. “Officers are working regularly in their offices, but only the courts are not working. The young lawyers are also facing financial crisis and a number of them are searching for jobs now,” he said. — TNS