By NNN-PTI,
Allahabad/Muzaffarnagar : Court work across western Uttar Pradesh was affected Tuesday as lawyers went on a day-long strike protesting against police lathicharge on Kanpur lawyers.
The boycott call for court proceedings was given by the action committee, District Bar Association President Promode Tyagi said.
The judicial work was adversely affected due to the strike.
Meanwhile, hundreds of lawyers from across the state staged a demonstration outside the Allahabad High Court, blocking traffic on the adjacent roads and demanding transfer of officials allegedly responsible for the lathicharge.
They held a meeting at the office of the UP Bar Council and expressed dissatisfaction over the slow pace of investigation into the incident.
Several high profile cases, including the national anthem case against tennis star Sania Mirza, rioting case against BSP MP Qadir Rana and three CBI cases to be heard Tuesday were deferred.