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Suspended judge starts fresh protest outside MP High Court

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Press Trust of India Jabalpur
Suspended additional sessions judge R K Shrivas has launched a 'satyagrah' here to draw attention of the Madhya Pradesh High Court to the alleged injustice meted out to him.

Shrivas started his three-day sit-in outside the High Court premises here yesterday, after riding here on bicycle all the way from Neemuch, covering a distance of nearly 700 km.

He is observing silence now and will decide on his next move tomorrow, said the lawyers who are supporting him.

"I am fighting to seek justice not only for me but also for my colleagues who too have faced similar hardship," Shrivas had told PTI on August 22 in Bhopal, during his brief stop-over en route to Jabalpur.
 

The suspended judge had then said if he did not get justice in Jabalpur, he will go to Delhi to fight for his rights.

His main grouse is frequent transfers. He had staged a sit-in outside the High Court during August 1 to 3, alleging that he was transferred four times in fifteen months.

After he called off the protest, he was asked to join in Neemuch district, and was soon placed under suspension for "grave misconduct".

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First Published: Aug 27 2017 | 9:22 PM IST

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