The stir by advocates, judicial staff and judges appeared to have intensified on Wednesday. Several advocates were arrested across the State for their attempt to barge in to the court premises.
While the agitation was marked by dharnas in many locations, the attention seemed to be around the high court. A heavy security blanket was thrown all around the court Complex and only those advocates whose names figured in the cause list for hearing in the various courts were allowed inside.
Telangana Non-Gazetted Officers Association (TNGO) leaders Ravinder Reddy, Deviprasad; and MLA V. Srinivas Goud participated in a dharna outside the City Civil Courts and reiterated the agitators' demands, including revoking the suspension of atleast 11 judicial officers over the past two days, withdrawal of the provisional list of judicial officers who hailed from Andhra Pradesh but were posted in Telangana and immediate steps to bifurcate the high court.
The leaders said the agitation would stop until all the demands were met. They also accused the Government of India and Government of Andhra Pradesh of being ‘unconcerned’ over the burning issue of judicial officers from AP being posted to deliver justice across Telangana in several subordinate Courts.
The TNGO leaders said they would support the advocates Joint Action Committee who were going on indefinite strike from July One, starting with a ‘Chalo Indira Park’.
13 advocates arrested
When an advocate tried barging into the chambers of a Magistrate, he was arrested and taken to the Gandhi Nagar police station. At least 12 others were arrested outside another court.
Meanwhile, Jaya Vindhyala, an advocate who was on indefinite hunger strike since Tuesday, said she would continue her protest till the demands of the advocates were met.
