The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (BCPH) has sought a legislation to offer protecting cowl to attorneys, who’re focused within the line of responsibility, from Punjab and Haryana governments.

In a press convention on Tuesday, BCPH chairperson Suvir Sidhu and different workplace bearers mentioned BCPH, regulatory physique of round 1.5 lakh attorneys in two states and Chandigarh, can be sending draft legal guidelines to each the governments for his or her consideration.

Recently, the Rajasthan authorities has handed the same legislation within the state, which has acted as a contemporary set off for a requirement being raised for years.

Sidhu mentioned it was the federal government’s accountability to take steps for the safety of attorneys, who face violence whereas performing their duties as an “officer of the court”. He added that such incidents have elevated lately and for the right dispensation of justice, it was crucial upon the governments to take steps for attorneys’ security.

“If the demands are not met, lawyers would start protests without hampering judicial work and also launch nationwide agitations,” mentioned former president and member Lekh Raj Sharma.