Judges' agitation: Lawyers vandalise court at Warangal

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Press Trust of India Warangal (Tel)
Last Updated : Jun 28 2016 | 8:07 PM IST
A day after judges K Ravinder Reddy and V Vara Prasad were suspended by the Hyderabad High Court on disciplinary grounds, lawyers at Warangal today vandalised a local court and tried to assault K V Narsimhulu, additional district and sessions judge.
The HC took the action after the judges of lower courts in Telangana launched agitation against provisional list of allocation of judicial officers between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
The lawyers of Warangal bar association today shouted slogans, asking the sessions judge to shift out of Telangana.
As per the call given by the Telangana Bar Association, Warangal Bar Association boycotted the courts.
Slogans slamming the Union Law Minister and demanding separate High Court for Telangana were raised.
Subedari police at Warangal filed a case against general secretary T Venkata Ramana and vice president Allam Naga Raju of Warangal Bar Association and six others for rioting and other offences.
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First Published: Jun 28 2016 | 8:07 PM IST

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