Noida court strikes: SC asks HC panel to take action against bar leaders

The apex court expressed concern that the Gautam Buddha Nagar Bar Association kept passing resolutions to abstain from work despite a December 2024 Supreme Court order restraining such actions

Taking note of the repeated strikes at the Gautam Buddha Nagar district court, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the committee of judges at the Allahabad High Court to take action against Bar Association officials on receipt of a report from the district judge.

A bench consisting of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued the order while hearing a case filed by Virendra Singh.

The apex court noted with concern that the Gautam Buddha Nagar Bar Association has continued to pass resolutions for abstaining from work, despite a Supreme Court judgment in December 2024 explicitly restraining district bar associations from doing so.

 

During the proceedings, CJI Kant said that the president of Gautam Buddha Nagar Bar Association has repeatedly ignored the court's direction.

While the Allahabad High Court Chief Justice had already formed a three-member committee to look into the matter, the Supreme Court bench emphasised the need for swifter consequences.

"We direct the district and sessions judge of Gautam Buddha Nagar to send details of the specific days when bar members abstained from work to the Registrar General of the High Court," the bench ordered.

The court further instructed the Allahabad High Court's committee of judges to examine this report immediately and take punitive action against the responsible office-bearers in adherence to the December 2024 ruling.