Hyderabad HC suspends nine more judicial officers of magistrate level
Telangana Judicial Officers Association has resolved that all its members will go on mass leave till their earned leaves are exhausted.
Hyderabad: Upset with the open defiance of subordinate judicial officers, the Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday suspended nine more judicial officers of magistrate/sub-judge levels.
Protesting the alleged illegal suspensions and also the allocation of judges between both states, the TS Subordinate Judicial Officers Association has resolved that all its members will go on mass leave till their earned leaves are exhausted.
There are around 150 judicial officers in subordinate courts in the state. The High Court has stated that participating in the rally taken out by the Telangana Judicial Officers’ Association on Sunday amounted to judicial indiscipline.
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Upset with the open defiance of subordinate judicial officers, the Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday suspended nine more judicial officers of magistrate/sub-judge levels. The HC had earlier suspended two district judge-ranked officers on the same ground.
Judicial officers, meanwhile, said that they were expecting some more suspensions in the coming days as the High Court was examining the video footage available with it pertaining to their silent rally.
They said that the suspensions were illegal as they were not even served show-cause notices before their suspension, which is mandatory in judicial service rules.
Meanwhile, T-advocates continued their stir across the state against the suspension of the judicial officers. Several advocates were taken into custody when they tried to take out rallies and processions.
On June 6, lawyers and judicial employees across TS had launched an agitation against the provisional allocation of judicial officers. The executive committee of the TS High Court Advocates’ Association, in an emergency meeting, unanimously resolved to abstain from court work on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, one more advocate, Gampa Venkateswarlu, attempted suicide by consuming sleeping pills in front of the chambers of the Nampally Metropolitan Session Judges Court on Tuesday. He was rushed to Medwin Hospital in Abids where his condition is stable.
On Monday, advocate Tirumala Rao had tried to immolate himself in front of the court protesting against the suspension of judicial officers. Heavy police forces were deployed at the High Court on Tuesday in view of Monday’s call given by the THCAA to boycott proceedings of the Bench headed by the acting Chief Justice.
Despite the call, proceedings were carried out by the bench amid heavy security.
Only lawyers whose cases were listed in the cause list were allowed inside.
In Warangal, lawyers vandalised a local court and tried to assault additional district and sessions judge K.V. Narsimhulu.
The lawyers of Warangal Bar Association shouted slogans, asking the sessions judge to shift out of TS. As per the call given by the Telangana Bar Association, Warangal Bar Association boycotted the courts.
Police arrested eight Bar association members following the alleged manhandling of first addition district judge from Ap K.V. Narsimhulu. Late on Tuesday evening they were produced before the first munsif magistrate P. Anitha who remanded them for 14 days judicial custody.