HYDERABAD, Feb 28: Lawyers advised the political leadership during complete boycott of courts on Thursday not to fall back on political expediency and use the time given to them to reinstate the deposed judges and restore constitution to its pre-Oct 12, 1999 status.

They observed complete boycott of courts in different parts of the province in response to a call given by Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to step pressure for the reinstatement of judges.

In Hyderabad lawyers did not appear in civil and sessions courts. They wore black armbands and held a general body meeting in civil courts building.

Former president of Hyderabad District Bar Association (HDBA) Chaudhry Bashir Gujjar hoisted black flag on the bar room and vice-president of HDBA Abdul Khaliq Leghari, vice-president of High Court Bar Association (HCBA) Hyderabad Abdul Rehman Sheikh, joint secretary of HCBA Ayaz Hussain Tunio, Sultan Sheikh, Nisar Durrani and Mukhtar Khanzada condemned government action after promulgation of emergency and demanded immediate reinstatement of judges.

They said that the long march scheduled for March 9 had been postponed and not cancelled because the bar leadership wanted to give the newly-elected government some time.

They said that they were closely watching how the politicians would deal with the issue of judges. If sacked judges were not reinstated then lawyers would stage long march as planned and also take other legal steps to achieve their objectives, they warned.