"The state government can write a letter favouring establishment of a bench of the High Court in western region without waiting for the final report of the C R Pal Commission of Inquiry. The state government is ready to write to the Centre," Acharya, who represents Rairakhol segment in Sambalpur district in Western Odisha said.
Stating that the state government has not denied to accept the demands of the agitating lawyers, Acharya, one of the vice-presidents of the ruling BJD, said the government is not adverse to establishment of more High Court benches in the state.
The lawyers today staged demonstration before office of the revenue divisional commissioner (RDC) at Sambalpur and launched relay hunger strike while opposition Congress activists blockade National Highway-53 for about 90 minutes supporting establishment of a high court bench in the western region.