Lawyers continue protest for establishment of High Court bench in Faisalabad
The disruption led to the session being forcibly concluded.
FAISALABAD (Dunya News) – The lawyer fraternity on Friday continued protest on the third consecutive day for High Court bench in Faisalabad.
The lawyer fraternity continued their boycott on the third consecutive day as the demand for High Court bench in Faisalabad increased.
Boycotting the day’s proceedings, the lawyers closed the gates of the court and stopped petitioners from entering the court’s premises.
They also blocked University Road with barbed wires for traffic.
On November 14, lawyers in Faisalabad had vandalised a sessions court demanding that a bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) be established in Faisalabad.
The agitated lawyers stormed the court premises and started damaging property including the district officer’s room.
Further, several enraged lawyers broke into the deputy commissioner’s office, creating a disturbance.
However, when the lawyers found out that the district commission officer was not present in his office but was holding a meeting in the committee room, a group trouped to the committee room raising a ruckus and disrupting the proceedings.
The disruption led to the session being forcibly concluded.
Lawyers are protesting for the establishment of an LHC bench in Faisalabad to ensure speedy and cheaper justice to the residents of the city.
