In the Rouse Avenue Court, the lawyers have given Lt. Governor V.K. Strong protests against Saxena’s notification, in which policemen have been allowed to testify through video conferencing from police stations. Lawyers say that this decision is a serious threat to the judicial process and questions the transparency of the courts.

The lawyers allege that the decision to connect the police witnesses with the court through video conferencing is actually an attempt to weaken justice. According to him, if the policemen are not present in the court, then the investigation of the credibility of the witness will be severely affected. During the protest, a lawyer said, “The testimony should be face to face in the court. Witness’s conduct, her hesitation and the way to respond is all part of the judicial process. All this is not completely possible on the video.”

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V.K. Lawyers demonstrated against Saxena

Lt. Governor V.K. Advocates protesting against Saxena said that a fair hearing can be ensured only by the physical presence of police officers in the court. If the witnesses speak from the police station, is it a guarantee that there will be no pressure on them? The atmosphere of the court is different and the truth comes out there.

The lawyers also argued that the arrangement of testimony through video conferencing can provide unfair advantage to the police. Due to this, there will be a risk of increasing direct or indirect pressure on the witnesses. He says that this notification is an injury to the independence of the judiciary and violates the right to a fair hearing provided.

Lawyers shouted slogans on campus

The lawyers gathered in the Rouse Avenue Court premises raised slogans and demanded that the notification be withdrawn immediately. He warned that if the order is not canceled, the movement will be intensified. The protesting advocates said that we will not tolerate the agreement with the judicial process. Witnesses should appear in court, this is the tradition and this is the law.

The foundation of justice being shaken under the guise of administrative facility

It is worth noting that in a recently issued notification by the Lieutenant Governor’s office, it was said that policemen can testify in the courts through video conferencing only from police stations. The government argues that this will save the time of policemen and the hearing of pending cases will be faster. But the lawyers say that the foundation of justice is being shaken under the guise of administrative facility.

The lawyers of the Delhi District Court Bar Association have also decided to continue their strike on Wednesday (August 27). This decision has been taken after the meeting of the Coordination Committee of Bar Association. The purpose of the strike is a notification issued by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, in which the video conferencing room in police stations has been authorized to record evidence.

The lawyers have been on strike continuously since 22 August. The lawyers of Patiala House Court took out a march on the India Gate Circle before the court. The lawyers of the Rowz Avenue Court also took out a march near the Rouse Avenue Court. The lawyers say that he had met Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav, but no concrete decision has been taken so far.

Work will be completely closed in courts
It has been said on behalf of the lawyers that there was a meeting with the Chief Minister of Delhi Rekha Gupta, but there was no talk on the demands. In such a situation, it has been decided unanimously in the Bar Association that work will be closed in all the district courts of Delhi on August 27. It has also been decided that government lawyers, ED, CBI lawyers, police officers etc. will also not be allowed to appear in the court.

The circular issued by the Bar Association states that the notification issued by LG is against the public interest. Therefore, there will be protests outside every court premises, so that the public can be made aware of this wrong decision.

Over time, lawyers’ strike will be fierce
Advocate Tarun Rana, Secretary, New Delhi Bar Association, says that no concrete decision has been taken in the meetings. Therefore the strike will continue. The strike will be more fierce over time. There will be protests outside each court complex.