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Lawyers lock woman judge in her courtroom

The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published April 6, 2016
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LAHORE: A group of lawyers on Tuesday locked a woman additional district & sessions judge in her courtroom allegedly for not rendering a favourable decision.

AD&SJ Najaf Shahzadi and her staff remained locked in the courtroom for hours.

District and Sessions Judge Nazir Gajana took notice of the incident and got the courtroom unlocked.

The D&SJ summoned the lawyers and the woman judge and reconciled the matter.

Published in Dawn, April 6th, 2016

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The Observer
Apr 06, 2016 06:25pm
Culprits should have been punished. Why reconcilement.
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M. Aslam
Apr 06, 2016 07:34pm
@The Observer Agree.
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Ali Vazir
Apr 07, 2016 12:33am
Totally disgusting. All the culprits should be punished to make it an example.
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