The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) in Mysuru has criticised the resolution adopted by the Mysuru Advocates’ Association against representing the accused in the sedition case booked by the Mysuru police. Instead of facilitating justice, the lawyers are behaving like judges, regretted Lakshminarayana of PUCL in Mysuru, calling for withdrawal of its resolution. Meanwhile, the signatories to the Vakalathnama included lawyers from Mysuru despite the Mysuru Advocates’ Association upholding its resolution against representing the accused in the case. There is lack of clarity on whether the resolution was only against the person holding the placard or against all the accused in the sedition case, he said. More than 200 lawyers in Mysuru had signed the appeal submitted seeking a review of its resolution against appearing for the accused in the case.

Source: The Hindu January 20, 2020 19:37 UTC