"It is common to suspend a day’s work whenever a bar member passes away," A lawyer. PHOTO: PPI/FILE
This was the 10th day off, including official holidays, in the month of April. Legal proceedings remained suspended at Malir courts and the anti-terrorism court while partial strike was observed at City Courts.
The legal fraternity boycotted court proceedings for four consecutive days, April 9 till April 12, to protest the recent killings of their colleagues and to mark the anniversary of the Tahir Plaza tragedy.
On April 3, members of the legal fraternity stayed away from courts to mourn the death of a retired judge of the higher judiciary while on April 4, a provincial holiday was announced to mark the death anniversary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. "It is common practice to suspend a day's work whenever a bar member passes away," said a lawyer.
Robbers convicted
Meanwhile, a district and sessions court convicted two robbers after lawyers at the city courts were urged to conduct legal proceedings following the condolence reference at the bar association's office.
Naushaba Kazi, an additional district and sessions judge in district West, sentenced the two robbers, Muhammad Riaz and Muhammad Rafiq, to five years imprisonment after the prosecution successfully established charges against them. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs5,000 each.
According to the prosecution, the men were accused of looting passengers on a bus on November 19, 2011. The prosecution said that the men had managed to loot the passengers and were arrested right after they alighted from the bus. A case under sections 392 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code was registered against them at Saeedabad police station.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 22nd, 2014.
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