Allahabad HC Bar association (Alld) boycotted judicial work

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb 25 (HS): Allahabad High Court Bar association (Allahabad) boycotted judicial work on Wednesday, which will continue on Thursday, to protest the decision to establish the Education Tribunal with its main seat in Lucknow.

“It is contended that the way in which the Annual Budget of 2021 (which also deals with the establishment for the Education Tribunal) was brought about by the State government is problematic. In establishing the Education Tribunal at Lucknow, not only would the lawyers be jeopardized, but the academic and staff members will also ultimately face a crisis. It was observed that the Principal bench of the tribunal should be in Prayagraj and that, subsequently, the other bench can be constituted in Lucknow,” said Amrendra Singh president HCBA while speaking to HS.

It was informed that in September 2019, the Deputy Chief Minister had assured the Bar Association that the Principal Bench of Education Tribunal would be established in Allahabad and that the subordinate bench would be in Lucknow. Recently, the Uttar Pradesh budget was passed by the government where the Deputy Chief Minister, Dinesh Sharma observed that “The issue of the educational services tribunal has been resolved. Now, two benches of the tribunal will be set up, one in Lucknow and another in Allahabad.” It was informed by Dinesh Sharma during the budget speech that the tribunals will have the same members. “Only separate staff will be there in Allahabad and Lucknow. The same members of the tribunal will sit in Lucknow and Allahabad on specific days. Soon, the government will issue a notification in this regard”, Sharma had said.