LAWYERS IN CHENNAI GO ON FAST

LAWYERS IN CHENNAI GO ON FAST Date : 23 Feb 2009, 1421 hrs IST, Source : PTI CHENNAI: Text: A group of around 300 lawyers on Monday went on a day-long fast in front of the Madras High Court, a day after their associations decided to indefinitely boycott courts to press their demands, including action against police officials for the February 19 lathicharge in the court premises. Lawyers belonging to various associations, including the Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHAA), began the fast this morning. MHAA secretary M Velmurugan said the future course of action would be decided at the end of the fast in the evening. Meanwhile, courts all over Tamil Nadu remained closed today as per the order of the High Court to keep them shut till Tuesday to enable restoration of normalcy. Hardening their stand, various associations of the lawyers on Sunday had decided to boycott the courts indefinitely and sought the removal of state DGP and the City Commissioner of Police in connection with the violence in the court complex. They had also sought deployment of central security forces in the High Court complex. Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi, convalescing in a hospital after a spine surgery, had said last night that he would go on a fast if the police and lawyers failed to find an amicable solution to end the standoff.

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