200 judges in T’gana bunk courts over judicial officers’ suspension

Around 200 judges from Telangana, who are on a mass leave in protest against suspension of 11 judicial officers amid ongoing stir over the provisional allocation of judicial officers from Andhra Pradesh to Telangana courts, on Wednesday did not attend work. 

“Around 200 judges who had gone on mass leave on Tuesday, did not attend courts protesting suspension of 11 judicial officers...the protest is going on,” a member of the Telangana Judges Association said. The High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad has so far suspended 11 judicial officers on disciplinary grounds.

Protesting the action of High Court, about 200 judicial officers working in lower courts across the state had decided to go on ‘mass’ leave for 15-days from Tuesday onwards.

The suspension of 11 judges came close on the heels of over 100 judges under the banner of ‘Telangana Judges Association’ taking out a procession here on Sunday in protest against the allotment of judges who are natives of AP to the subordinate courts in Telangana.

Meanwhile, Telangana Advocates Joint Action Committee’s members continued protests outside courts in different parts of the state, raising slogans and holding demonstrations seeking withdrawal of the list of provisional allocation.