Gujarat High Court Advocates Abstain From Work to Protest Against Arbitrary Transfer of ‘Upright, Honest’ Judge Nikhil Kariel
(Judicial Quest News Network)
In an unprecedented manner the the Gujarat High Court Advocates Association on Thursday decided to abstain from work indefinitely to protest against the Supreme Court collegium’s proposal to transfer Justice Nikhil Kariel from Gujarat High Court to patna High Court.
GHCAA in its resolution said that the members of the Bar have unanimously decided to strongly oppose and show displeasure on the recommendation of the collegium of the Supreme Court of India the transfer Committee Members Justice Nikhil S. Kariel, Judge High Court of Gujarat to Patna High Court.
Calling Justice Nikhil.S.Kariel the Justice Kariel is one of the finest, honest, upright and unbiased Judges whose integrity and honesty is being vouched by the entire Bar in one voice.
Terming the present transfer is not in the right taste the GHCAA passed the resolution to show solidarity today at 12 o’clock all members of the Bar in unprecedented numbers gathered in the court of Hon’ble the Chief Himanshi Justice of Gujarat High Court to mourn the death of independence of judiciary and to observe 2 minutes silence. it was conveyed to Hon’ble Chief Justice in open court that entire bar has unanimouslyexpressed anguish on the reports of transfer of Hon’ble Justice Kariel. The senior members of bar also requested that the feeling of the Bar be conveyed to Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India and other Hon’ble Judges of the Collegium
The resolution further added that all the members “To abstain from court proceedings instantaneously i.e. from 02:30 PM today and to further have a representation sent to Hon’ble Chief Justice of India and other Judges of the collegium and other Hon’ble Judges of this court who are now presiding as Judges of Supreme Court of India to reconsider the recommendation of transter ot Hon ble Justice Kariel. It was also resolved to send a delegation of 5 members of Bar with Incharge President and Secretary of Association to meet the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India and to request him to reconsider the transter.
It is resolved that the General Secretary to inform the Resolution of the Bar to Hon ble Chiet Justice and request to Hon’ble the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court to convey to other Judges of this Hon’ble Court that no adverse orders may be passed in absence of the learned Advocates
It is also resolved that in such unprecedented situation it has been unanimously decided by the members of the Bar that there shall be protest and strong opposition against such steps and the members of the Bar will protest indefinitely till the issue is resolved by Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India and the Collegium.
The bar should hold a peaceful protest on this issue at Gate No 2 of Gujarat High Court today (18-11-2022) at 10:30 AM and the next meeting to review the situation and further decision will be taken at 10:30 AM on November 21, 2022.
