CHENNAI: BAR Council of India has resolved that February 27 will be observed as black day to protest against the “brutal attack by the police on the judicial system of the country’’. It has also offered Rs 1 lakh to the State Bar Council as a token of their solidarity with their colleagues in Chennai.
The State Bar Councils, High Court Bar Associations and District Bar Associations will decide on the mode and manner in which the protest day will be observed, stated a press release issued by the Bar Council of India. The protest will be held in a democratic and peaceful manner.
A committee has been formed to visit Chennai to analyse the situation and make a detailed inquiry into the incident.