District Bar Association Hyderabad lawyers express solidarity with protesting lawyers in Islamabad

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad High Court Bar Association has barred Hyderabad SSP Dr Farrukh Lanjar, who is currently on leave, from appearing at their office.

The decision to this effect was taken by the managing committee of the bar association on Monday. The Hyderabad High Court Bar Association declared SSP Lanjar as a persona non grata (an un acceptable and unwelcomed person) due to what it said his misconduct, violation of law, breach of police rules, disregard of duty and actions contrary to legal and moral principles.

The bar association also demanded that SSP Lanjar be never posted in Hyderabad again. The managing committee barred the police officer from the entering the premises of the Hyderabad High Court Bar Association, including its offices, meetings and events.

Meanwhile, lawyers representing the District Bar Association Hyderabad also demonstrated outside the press club to express solidarity against the baton charge on lawyers during a protest in Islamabad.

The protesting lawyers on Monday shouted slogans against the federal government for trying to stop the lawyers agitating against the 26th Amendment in Islamabad. During the protest, some lawyers took down the banners put up in favour of SSP Lanjar and put them on the road to let the vehicles trample them.

However, the general secretary of the District Bar Association Hyderabad, Advocate Shakir Nawaz Shar, condemned tearing the posters and alleged that the posters were destroyed as part of a conspiracy to defame the lawyers.

It should be noted that SSP Lanjar went on indefinite leave last week to end the sit-in of lawyers on Wadhu Wah bypass, Hyderabad. However, a fake notification went viral on social media on Monday claiming that SSP Lanjar was on leave till February 15. Later, the Hyderabad DIG office termed the notification fake.