Times of India: Vadodara: Thursday, March 22, 2018.
Lack of
seating arrangement at the new court complex has triggered an intense agitation
by the lawyers over last three days. But on Wednesday, the lawyers raised
another issue of cleanliness in the annexe building.
Several areas
in the annexe building in the court campus which was to be used by the lawyers
were not cleaned before they were handed over to them, the lawyers alleged.
Photos and videos which were taken on the first working day, when the vandalism
took place, were widely circulated.
The photos
and videos suggest that the toilets in the annexe building were completely
soiled and were not in a state to be used before the building was given to
lawyers. Besides circulating the photos and videos, the lawyers have also
turned to social media to put forth their view before the public.
“The picture
that was portrayed on the first day showed us as villains. We were criticized
and abused on social media websites, but we want the public to know the
reality. The seating arrangement is not according to our satisfaction, but at
least look at the condition of the building. People should come and see so that
they understand that our demands are not wrong,” said a lawyer.
Meanwhile, on
second day of the indefinite hunger strike a female advocate – Hema Jaiswal,
who was also on hunger strike – collapsed and had to be hospitalised. On
Tuesday, Edwin Dabhi had collapsed due to sunstroke due to which he had to be
taken to a private hospital on Old Padra Road.
The agitating
lawyers have decided to form a human chain at the gates of the new court complex
on Thursday .
Lawyers
file RTI plea
An
application under Right to Information (RTI) Act was filed by 35 lawyers on
Tuesday. The application addressed to information officer of district court
seeks information about the tenders and other details including the purchase
orders of the chairs and tables bought for the lawyers. The lawyers have also
sought information about the communication between the Baroda Bar Association
and the court, besides the copies of letters exchanged between the district judge,
state government and the high court in last three years about the new court
complex. The lawyers in their application have stated that they need the papers
and copies to file a petition in the Supreme Court.
Delegation
to meet CJ
A delegation
of five lawyers from Vadodara will meet the chief justice of Gujarat high court
R Subhash Reddy on Thursday over the issue of seating arrangement. “The chief
justice has given us an appointment therefore five lawyers including me, and
senior advocates Kaushik Bhatt, Shailesh Patel, P R Thakkar and Atul Mehta will
meet the chief justice on Thursday evening,” said Nalin Patel, president of
Baroda Bar Association. He added that the lawyers will get a positive news
after the meeting.
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