Tis Hazari: Lawyers on indefinite hunger strike, demand judicial probe

 lawyers of Tis Hazari Court have gone on an indefinite hunger strike demanding a judicial probe into  scuffle between advocates and Delhi Police personnel on Saturday. "This is an indefinite strike. Our demand is clear – re should be an FIR against police personnel who were engd in a skirmish with advocates. y should be suspended. Compensation should be given to 200 injured advocates, who are being treated currently," said advocate Ajay Gaur. "Police are getting matter investigated by Crime Branch of Delhi Police but we want a judicial inquiry by sitting judges of High Court," he added.

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Nadeem Akhtar Khan, a lawyer from Patna, who is here as two of his cases were listed at Tis Hazari Court, also condemned action of police officials. "A police officer fired at an advocate. Bullets are fired at criminals and t on educated people like advocates," he said. "Yesterday police personnel at direction of DCP rth, attacked lawyers. y also broke lawyers' chambers and ir vehicles," alleged RN Vats, a former president of Bar Association. "Tomorrow, re will be a strike in all district courts. We demand that erring police officials should be suspended at earliest," he added.

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Violence and aftermath

Bar Council of Delhi has decided to grant Rs. 2 lakh each to two lawyers who are currently in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Rs. 50,000 to lawyers who sustained injuries in clash. In wake of incident, Bar Council of India has called for a lawyers' strike across district courts in Delhi on Monday. Around 20 cops including Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (rth) Harender Singh and two Station House Officers (SHOs) and eight lawyers sustained injuries in scuffle. clashes were over parking, between jawans of 3rd Battalion and lawyers.

Cops, lawyers book each or

A total of four FIRs including cross FIRs from lawyers and police have been registered in case. third FIR has been registered by a lady lawyer against police for misbehaving and inappropriate gestures.  District Judge has also registered an FIR over-all chaos and clash, police said.

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(With ANI inputs)