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Security for lawyers: Allahabad High Court directs counsel to seek instructions

A division bench of justices Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Rajan Roy passed the order yesterday

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Oct 27 2015 | 11:30 AM IST
The Allahabad High Court has directed the counsel for the Centre and the state to seek instructions on an application alleging that proper security was not being provided to lawyers appearing in the Ayodhya matter as per the directions of the court.

A division bench of justices Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Rajan Roy passed the order yesterday on an application moved by the petitioners' counsel H S Jain on a writ petition.

Jain said that earlier the court had issued directions to provide proper security to the lawyers appearing in the Ayodhya matter.

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He alleged that some such lawyers were not being provided security as per the directions of the court.

The court, while listing this case for hearing on October 30, directed the counsel for respondents to seek instructions on this application.

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First Published: Oct 27 2015 | 10:57 AM IST

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