Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Madurai advocates to boycott proceedings in support of CJ
Associations urge SC Collegium to reconsider her transfer


10/09/2019, STAFF REPORTER ,MADURAI

The Bar associations of both the Madras High Court Bench and the District Court in passed separate resolutions on Monday, affirming their support for Madras High Court Chief Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani, who has resigned following her transfer to the High Court of Meghalaya. They requested the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider the decision to transfer her.

In a resolution, the Madurai Bench Madras High Court Advocates’ Association and the Madurai Bar Association, which recently merged to form MBHAA-MBA, resolved to abstain from court proceedings indefinitely from September 10. The associations have also decided to stage a demonstration on the High Court Bench campus.

Apart from the request to the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider the decision to transfer Ms. Tahilramani, the associations have appealed to the Chief Justice to withdraw her resignation. Members of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Bar Association have decided to write a letter to the Supreme Court Collegium, urging it to reconsider the decision to transfer the Chief Justice.

Bar associations of the Madurai District Court have also decided to boycott court proceedings on September 10. The Madurai Bar Association and the Madurai District Court Lawyers’ Association-Women, which boycotted court proceedings on September 9, will continue the boycott on September 10. The Lawyers’ Association of Madurai District Court will also join the boycott.

The Federation of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Lawyers' Association has announced a State-wide court boycott on Tuesday to condemn Ms. Tahilramani’s transfer.

Members of the Federation demanded that the President not accept the Collegium’s recommendation to transfer her, and that she be allowed to continue as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.

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