P&H High Court Bar Association Urges SSP Chandigarh Not To Stop Advocates For Alleged Traffic Violations Before & After Court Timings

The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association has written to the SSP, Chandigarh requesting that appropriate directions be issued to police officials not to harass the advocates, practising in the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, "in the name of violations of traffic rules" before and after court timings.

The request is specifically directed towards avoiding unnecessary checks or violations between 8:00 AM to 11 AM and 4:00 PM to 6 PM, to ensure that no inconvenience is caused to the Bar Members.

A letter addressed to the SSP states that the requests from the Members of the Bar have been received repeatedly in the office of the Bar Association about harassment of lawyers in the name of unnecessarily checking and in the name of violation of traffic rules.

Adding that there is a lot of mental pressure on the Advocates, the Bar Association stated that "police official deputed for the traffic duty stop the Advocates unnecessarily in the name of traffic rules violations, which causes hindrance and hurdles to reach the High Court in time."

Furthermore, the request is made considering that "advocates need to reach their respective offices after 4 PM to prepare for the next day" and they provide essential services to society.

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