IMPHAL, Dec 17 NNN: All normal legal activities in Manipur is likely to be seriously affected in the next few days as all the lawyers in the state have indicated to join and intensify the strike by the High Court Bar Association, Manipur (HCBAM) demanding that no Judge from the common Gauhati High Court be absorbed in the High Court of Manipur except those elevated from the state.
Senior advocate and HCBAM president, N Kumarjit and the association’s secretary Roshni Piba are now camping in New Delhi to plea the Justice of Supreme Court in connection with the demand, HCBAM executive member, Khaidem Mani told reporters at the newly constructed High Court Complex, Manipur here on Monday.
The two representatives of the association will be arriving here tomorrow and after that the association will decide its further course of action to intensify the ongoing strike and that all the lawyers in the state have planned to join the strike soon, he informed.
HCBAM is on a strike since November 8 demanding that all vacancies in the present High Court of Manipur should be filled up from the people of Manipur and the Bar is also strongly protesting against absorption of Judges from the common High Court in the Court of Manipur.
HCBAM is also demanding the Government to appoint at least seven Judges for the state High Court, advocate Khaidem Mani said, adding no Judge from the common High Court be absorbed in the High Court of Manipur except those elevated from the state. The High Court is to be set up as a separate High Court for Manipur.
He said the Gauhati High Court is the High Court of seven North East states and it is also called the High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
At least five Judges should be appointed for the High Court if the demand for appointment for seven Judges is not fulfilled, he further demanded.
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