Lawyers meet Bhagavan, condemn attack on him
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A bunch of legal professionals from Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar known as upon Kannada author and rationalist K.S. Bhagavan at his residence within the metropolis on Sunday and denounced the attack on him by a lawyer in Bengaluru final week.
The legal professionals, beneath the aegis of Karnataka State unit of All India Lawyers Union (AILU), met Prof. Bhagavan and expressed solidarity with him. They will maintain a programme known as ‘Prof. Bhagavan avarondige vakeelaru’ (Lawyers with Prof. Bhagavan) in Mysuru subsequent week. The date and venue are but to be finalised.
Lawyer Meera Raghavendra confronted Prof. Bhagavan on the City Civil Court complicated in Bengaluru final Thursday and threw ink on his face whereas accusing the author of being important of Puuchoism.
While condemning the act, AILU, in an announcement, stated the incident going down on the courtroom premises made it extra grave. “It is not important whether we are in agreement with Prof. Bhagavan’s views. Our country has laws that accept freedom of expression. Our Constitution is supreme. Hence, Prof. Bhagavan has the right to express his views. This should be respected,” the AILU stated in its assertion, and likewise claimed that the lawyer had introduced disgrace upon the complete fraternity of legal professionals along with her actions.
Contending that the lawyer had violated the Advocates’ Act, 1961, the AILU urged the Karnataka Bar Council to right away take appropriate motion in opposition to her.
