LAHORE: Lawyers in the special federal court of customs taxation and anti-smuggling boycotted the court proceedings on the second day against a clash between a civil judge and lawyers.
A Civil Judge Waseem Ahmad was holding the proceedings at his court at the LDA Building when a group of lawyers, led by Aqeel advocate, entered into the courtroom and misbehaved with the judge and his staff.
On Wednesday, all the civil and sessions judges of the lower courts stopped courts’ proceedings in protest after a group of lawyers manhandled one of their colleagues.
Earlier, the judge had announced a verdict against Aqeel’s client. Sources said the lawyers also slapped a staff member of the civil judge’s court.
A video showing lawyers’ abuse and attack on the judge also went viral on social networking websites.
After the incident, the judge called a meeting of his colleagues and demanded foolproof security for them. The hearing of the cases was adjourned for the next date.
Meanwhile, the lawyers also went on a strike on the call of the Lahore Bar Association. However the litigants remained helpless as both judges and lawyers held strike while their cases were simply adjourned.
