: Members of the Kumbakonam Bar Association went on a one day fast here today in protest against the amendments to the Advocates Act.
The Association staged the fast before Gandhi Park, covering their mouths with black cloth, in protest against the recent amendments brought in the Act by the Madras High Court.
The association, headed by its president M Rajasekar, demanded that the amendments be withdrawn.
On May 25, Madras High Court had issued a notification making amendments to existing rules under the Act with a view to ensure peaceful conduct of court proceedings and suggesting disciplinary action to be taken against erring advocates.
Madras High Court Advocates Association, Women Lawyers Association and other Bar Associations had conducted a rally on June 6, opposing the amended rules.
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An Erode report said 300 members of the Bar Association and Advocate's Association in the district conducted a token fast in the town, demanding immediate withdrawal of the Act. They demanded that Bar Council of India (BCI) dissolve the office bearers of Tamilnadu Bar Council and sought fresh election for its office bearers.
They also demanded immediate withdrawal of the show-cause notice issued to Bar Associations by BCI for boycotting courts.
