LAHORE: The legal fraternity on Thursday observed a strike and staged a protest rally against the realignment of the civil courts’ jurisdiction in the city.

Lahore Bar Association members marched from Aiwan-i-Adl to the LHC chanting slogans against Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti. They also locked the courts at the judicial complex. The leadership and the members of the LHCBA also joined the rally.

The bar leaders said the unilateral decision of the high court to shift civil courts from Aiwan-i-Adl to Model Town courts was a ‘conspiracy’ to divide the lawyers.

Published in Dawn, January 12th, 2024

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