Lawyers to cease work from today
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 13 2012:
The All Manipur Bar Association (AMBA) has threatened to launch cease work strike if the required Judges for Manipur High Court are not recruited from among qualified persons of the state.
Speaking to media persons, S Shyamcharan, General Secretary, AMBA stated that the demand for a separate High Court in the state has been a long standing one and even the State Assembly had taken numerous resolutions in this regard.
The Centre had taken the issue seriously and accordingly the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha passed the North Eastern Area (Reorganisation) and Other Related Law (Amendment) Bill, 2012.Under this Act, a separate High Court for the state of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura have been approved.
He pointed out that according to section 28-B of the Act, there is a provision stating that if any of the Judges in the Gauhati High Court desires to be a Judge in the Manipur High Court, it can be made possible by absorbing them in the desired High Court after due approval from the President of India.
If the absorption is granted, then there is high possibility that the vacant posts in the Manipur High Court would be occupied by the Judges from other states, which is not acceptable to AMBA.
So, AMBA demands recruitment of qualified persons from the state itself while appointing Judges to the Manipur High Court, he said, adding that transfer and exchange of Judges cannot be made at the cost and loss of quota for Manipur.
If the concerned authority does not comply with the demands of the association, the AMBA would be forced to carry on cease work strike from tomorrow.
The sub-ordinate courts, High Courts and Trial Courts will also take part in the agitation.
Memorandum in this regard will also be submitted to the President, Prime Minister, Home Minister and the Law Minister of India, he said.
Meanwhile, MPP has also submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister of India over the issue of appointment of judges in the newly established State High Court.