Lawyers protest Siddipet court attack on advocate

Condemning the onslaught connected advocator Ashok connected Siddipet tribunal premises connected Friday, the Bar Council of the High Court, Hyderabad, nether the aegis of the Telangana Federation of Bar Associations (TFBA), staged a protestation astatine the High Court connected Saturday and demanded stringent punishment for the accused.

Addressing the gathering, Telangana Federation of Bar Associations president Lakkineni Satyanarayana and advocator Naveen Kumar Vasireddy expressed interest implicit the rising attacks connected advocates. They said specified attacks person been expanding crossed the state successful caller times, posing a superior menace to the ineligible fraternity. “To curb specified incidents and guarantee the information and dignity of advocates, the Advocate Protection Act is urgently required,” they said.