The Jharkhand High Court Advocates’ Association (JHCAA) Today (May 16th) ended its strike and urged all lawyers to resume work after a Division Bench of the High Court stayed a debarment order against a lawyer.
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RANCHI: The Jharkhand High Court Advocates’ Association (JHCAA) concluded its strike today and urged all lawyers to resume work following a Division Bench of the High Court staying a debarment order against a lawyer. The decision was taken after the Division Bench, comprising Justices Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Ananda Sen, intervened in the matter.
A notice dated May 16 issued by the JHCAA stated,
“The decision was taken in light of an order passed by a Division bench of Justices Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Ananda Sen.”
The lawyer at the center of the controversy, advocate BK Jha, had been barred from entering the premises of the High Court until June 12 by a single-judge bench of Justice Rajesh Kumar on May 15. The debarment was a result of Justice Kumar’s objection to the tone and tenor of Jha’s arguments during a case hearing.
Jha had informed the Court that his case had not been listed even six months after the removal of defects. However, upon examining the file, Justice Kumar noted that the case was still defective. Additionally, he observed that more than a hundred lawyers were present in the courtroom and found Jha’s demeanor to be contemptuous.
The single-judge stated,
“Emphatically, accusation has been made against the Staffs and the Court to the effect that the cases are being not listed even after removal of the defect(s). The tone and tenor of the concerned Advocate was not proper, rather it was contemptuous. The appearance and the statement of the concerned Advocate has been found contemptuous.”
As a result, Justice Kumar debarred advocate Jha from entering all court premises in the State until June 12, declaring,
“Accordingly, Mr. Binod Kumar Jha, is, hereby, debarred from entering into the premises of the Jharkhand High Court and all the Courts, within territory of the Jharkhand High Court, till 12th June, 2024.”
Displeased with this decision, the Bar Association convened a general meeting where they resolved to abstain from work unless Justice Rajesh Kumar’s order was quashed. The Division Bench’s stay on the order prompted the bar body to call off its boycott.
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