Lawyers to observe 'black day' on Feb 27

New Delhi: Lawyers across the country will observe 'black day' on February 27 to protest against the police lathicharge in the Chennai High Court premises last week. The decision was taken by the Bar Council of India which condemned the February 19 incident in which several persons, including a judge of the Madras High Court, were injured in a clash between the police and lawyers. "We appeal to members of the legal fraternity to observe February 27 as Black Day in condemnation of such brutal attack by police on judicial system of the country," Bar Council chairman NP Sinha said in a release on Sunday. He said the state bar councils, High Court Bar Associations and District Bar Associations can decide the mode in which the protest is to be observed in a peaceful and democratic manner. The Council has also decided to send a delegation led by Sinha to Chennai to make a detailed enquiry about the incident. It also asked Madras High Court chief justice to institute a probe by a retired judge of either High Court or Supreme Court to enquire into the incident. The Council will offer Rs one lakh to the State Bar Council of Tamil Nadu as a token of solidarity with members of legal profession who were injured in the police action to meet a part of their medical expenses.

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