Allahabad High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of 'Police Violence' Against Advocates In Hapur

The Allahabad High Court today took a suo moto cognizance of the incident of lathi charge by Police against Lawyers in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Chief Justice-led bench is likely to hear the matter today at around 4:30 p.m.

For the uninitiated, in Hapur, lawyers were allegedly peacefully protesting peacefully on August 29 against the filing of an alleged false case against Advocate Priyanka Tyagi. However, the police purportedly lathi-charged the lawyers at the alleged directions of a CO due to which many advocates sustained minor to severe injuries.

The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh declared a state-wide strike by advocates on Wednesday (August 30) to protest against the police attack.

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in a resolution passed on August 30 strongly condemned the violent and 'inhumane' treatment meted out by the police to protesting advocates in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh.

The Allahabad High Court Bar Association has also declared a strike to protest against the said incident.