Hyderabad, September 19: High Court justice CV Nagarjuna Reddy, who put in his papers on Thursday, peeved over the protest by Telangana lawyers in his court hall, has withdrawn the resignation.
Justice Reddy’s decision came in the wake of yet another long meeting he had with Chief Justice Nissar Ahmed Kakru on Saturday when the latter impressed upon his colleague not to press his resignation.
On Friday, chief minister K Rosaiah too had urged the judge to rescind his decision. Meanwhile, judges and other sections too are surprised over the lawyers making the High Court a platform to register their protest when all appointments of legal officers are dealt with by the state government.
In fact, according to sources, the lawyers’ protest on Sept. 14 and 15 captured the attention of the chief justice of India (CJI). At that time, the high court chief justice was on leave in connection with the marriage of his daughter.
On the direction of the CJI, justice Kakru cut short his leave and returned from Srinagar to Hyderabad. He proceeded to the High Court from the airport and convened a meeting of the full court wherein it was decided to ban demonstrations, sloganeering and any attempt to disrupt the functioning of the institution, apart from taking action against lawyers responsible for the vandalism.
The High Court functioned as usual on Friday as the police stopped law students and advocates who did not have any brief from entering the premises.
–Agencies