LAHORE, May 26: Lawyers have stepped up their protest after feeling that they were let down when the political parties could not restore the deposed judges even after promising it twice.

The protest camps set up on the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) premises too became alive after a large number of lawyers turned up there. On Monday, lawyers attended three strike camps — one set up by the LHCBA, second by the Save Judiciary Committee and the third by the Lahore Bar Association in Aiwan-i-Adal.

The LHCBA office-bearers too attended the protest camps and sought restoration of deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and other superior courts judges. They boycotted court proceedings from 10:30 am to 12:30pm and after that they appeared before courts wearing black armbands. Black flags were also hoisted on the bar premises.

The protesting lawyers asked the government to take immediate steps for restoration of the pre-Nov 3, 2007 judiciary before their proposed long march without further disappointing the nation. LHCBA secretary Rana Asadullah said a movement was brewing like that of the lawyers’ post-March 9, 2007 movement.

VIOLATION: The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) on Monday displayed the names of 21 of its members who violated the Pakistan Bar Council’s call to boycott last Thursday’s proceedings before the judges appointed under the Provisional Constitution Order of Nov 3, 2007.