The Supreme Court Today (Dec 20) disallowed bar associations in Uttar Pradesh from organizing strikes or abstaining from judicial work on court working days. This order was passed during the hearing of a case concerning the Faizabad District Bar Association’s strikes. A Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed that if such actions occur, the High Court is at liberty to initiate suo motu proceedings against the responsible office bearers of the concerned bar body and even remove them from their posts.
