Lawyers defy prohibitory orders, arrested

Hyderabad: The Charminar police on Monday arrested Telangana Advo cates Joint Action Committee (TAJAC) members for defying prohibitory orders near HC.
A group of 22 ad vocates, including Jitender Reddy , president of Bar Association Metropolitan Courts, staged a protest in front of the main entrance of HC.
The traffic flow was disrupted for a while when the agitated members of the TAJAC blocked traffic.Soon after, the Charminar police swung into action and arrested them and let off on furnishing personal bonds later. Telangana Advocates Joint Action Committee has been carrying out agitation demanding separate HC and Bar Council for Telangana. Charminar ACP K Ashok Chakravarthy said, “We have filed a case against Telangana Advocates Joint Action Committee members under Section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulg and 341 (Wrongfully restrain) of IPC.“