Hapur incident: Judicial panel established to address grievances of lawyers to meet on Sept 16

According to an official announcement, the judicial committee formed by the Allahabad High Court to look into the altercation between lawyers and police that occurred in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district on August 29 will meet on September 16. The statement claims that Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta has been chosen to lead the committee established to look into complaints made by the bar regarding the incident that took place in Hapur.

As Hapur Bar Association officials and members earlier on August 29 staged a protest regarding an alleged “fabricated” case filed against a woman lawyer and her father, tensions between the police and attorneys grew. As a result, the police used lathi-charges against the attorneys.

“A Committee with its Chairman as Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta has been constituted to look into the grievances raised at the Bar in respect of the incident that occurred in District Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Chairperson of the Committee has been pleased to direct that the committee shall hold its meeting in the Committee Room, of the Allahabad High Court at 11.00 A.M. on 16.09.2023,” the official statement said.
The statement further said that people can also participate in the proceedings virtually, for which the VC link will be uploaded shortly.
“By this notice, the persons aggrieved in the incident/members of the Public concerned are hereby informed that they may place their grievance/relevant material in the matter, before the Committee for its consideration. Those interested in participating in the proceedings in the virtual mode may do so, for which the VC link for joining the Committee proceedings virtually shall be uploaded shortly,” it said.