The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association has written to the SSP, Chandigarh wherein it requested that appropriate directions be issued to police officials not to harass the advocates, practising in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, ‘in the name of violations of traffic rules’ before and after the timings of court.
The request made is specifically directed towards avoiding unnecessary checks or violations between 8:00 AM to 11 AM and 4:00 PM to 6 PM in order to ensure that no inconvenience is caused to the Bar Members.
The letter was addressed to the SSP wherein it is stated that the requests from the Members of the Bar have been received repeatedly in the office of the Bar Association about harassment of lawyers in the name of unnecessarily checking and in the name of violation of traffic rules.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association stated while adding that there is a lot of mental pressure on the Advocates that the official deputed for the traffic duty stop the Advocates unnecessarily in the name of traffic rules violations as the same causes hindrance and hurdles to reach the High Court in time.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association made the request while considering that the advocates need to reach their respective offices after 4 PM to prepare for the next day and they provide essential services to society.