Chandigarh (Aditi) The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana is a statutory body under
the Advocates Act 1961 which is the Apex Body of the Lawyers of Punjab,
Haryana and Chandigarh. There are around One Lakh Ten Thousand
Advocates enrolled with the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana said chairman Karanjit Singh . The advocates are responsible for getting justice for the common man and for
protecting their rights. The Advocate of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
have always stood for protecting the rights of Common man.
The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana opposes the new Agriculture
Acts passed by the Central government. These new enactments are not only
detrimental to the interests of farmers but are also detrimental to the
interest of lawyers. The Bar of civil court jurisdiction in these new Acts is
serious challenge to the independence of judiciary. The separation of
judiciary and executive is a salient feature of our constitution. Under the new
Acts the disputes will be heard by SDM/ADMs who are not trained to hear
the litigation involving civil consequences and moreover, they are
administrative organ of the Government and would be unable to protect the
rights of farmers. The disputes arising out of new enactments will involve
commercial matters, contract act agreement and partnership matters which
is under the preview of civil courts and therefore, baring the civil court
jurisdiction is detrimental to the interest of lawyers and is an effort to
undermine the judiciary. Therefore, the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana
request the Union Government to immediately withdraw these new
Agriculture Acts.
The Bar Council stands with the farmers in their agitation against new
laws. The Advocates of Punjab and Haryana for the last two months have
been actively participating in the farmers agitation. The various Bar
Associations of Punjab and Haryana have held dharnas and given
memorandum against the new farm laws to the respective Deputy
Commissioners. The Bar Council appreciates the active participation of
advocates of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh in the farmers agitation.
The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana supports the call of Bharat
Bandh given by the farmers for 8 th December 2020 and requests the
Advocates of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh including Punjab & Haryana
High Court to abstain from work on 8 th December 2020. The Bar Council is
also requesting by writing letter to the Chairman BCI and to the Chairman’s
of all the State Bar Councils throughout India to support the call of Bharat
Bandh given by farmers on 8 th December 2020 by abstaining from the work.
The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana in order to help and support
the farmers have decided to send 1000 blankets and dry ration to the
agitating farmers at Sindhu boarder.