Proposal To Elevate SC Advocates As HC Judges | Allahabad High Court Bar Association To Abstain From Judicial Work

The High Court Bar Association, Allahabad has decided to abstain from judicial after lunch today and tomorrow as a mark to protest against the proposal to elevate certain advocates as HC Judges who are purportedly not practicing before the Allahabad High Court.

A notification in this regard was released today by the HCBA, Allahabad informing that it has decided to abstain from Judicial work and sought the court's cooperation in that regard.

The notification comes in the backdrop of a resolution passed by the Oudh Bar Association, Lucknow to abstain from judicial work for 2 days as a mark to protest against the proposal sent by the High Court collegium to the Supreme Court Collegium to elevate certain advocates who are not practicing before the Allahabad High Court (either of the benches).

Read more about Oudh Bar Associations' notification here: Oudh Bar Association To Abstain From Judicial Work For 2 Days To Oppose Proposal To Elevate SC Advocates As Allahabad HC Judges

Though the notification of the HCBA, Allahabad doesn't state specifically that it is supporting the cause raised by the Oudh Bar Association, a senior member of the HCBA, Allahabad told Live Law that they want that only those advocates who are practicing before the Allahabad High Court be considered for elevation.

He also said that the resolution passed to abstain from judicial work is related to this very demand of the bar that no 'outsiders' be appointed as the Judges of the High Court.

It may be noted that last week a letter was written by the President of the Oudh Bar Association, Rakesh Chaudhary addressing CJI UU Lalit requesting him not to propose the elevation of advocates practicing in the Supreme Court as Allahabad High Court Judges.