Courts cannot be treated like industrial establishments where strikes may occur, as strikes by lawyers to abstain from court work would bring the wheels of justice to a standstill, observed the Allahabad High Court.
"The intent is to identify black-sheep in the fraternity but not to paint all lawyers with the same brush. This should be kept in mind," the Court said.
Accordingly, the court directed the state government as well as Bar Council of UP to forthwith issue necessary directions and to ensure appropriate police report from the concerned police stations with regard to all pending and fresh applications for issuance of licence as is being done for issuance of passports.
In a special sitting held on Saturday, the Allahabad High Court formed a committee to look into the recent incident of police lathi charge on lawyers in the Hapur district.