ABBOTTABAD: The district bar association here on Monday rejected a proposal for an inquiry into the controversy involving an assistant commissioner and decided to continue its strike until the official’s transfer.The decision was taken during a general body meeting of the bar on Monday.
The association’s secretary, Asad Jadoon, said that the meeting decided to continue the strike until the assistant commissioner was transferred from the district.
Meanwhile, the lawyers’ strike entered its sixth day on Monday.Earlier, deliberations were held in a meeting attended by the Hazara division commissioner, the Abbottabad deputy commissioner, the district and sessions judge, senior civiljudge and representatives of the bar committee.
The discussions primarily focused on the bar’s single-point demand for the transfer of the assistant commissioner.
During the meeting, a proposal was put forward for an impartial inquiry into the conduct of the official in question. It was suggested that the inquiry committee should include representatives of the bar,judiciary, district administration and police department.
The deputy commissioner expressed willingness to offer an apology to settle the dispute.
The matter was placed before the general body of the district bar for a final decision.
After deliberations, the general body rejected the proposal and reiterated its demand for the assistant commissioner’s transfer.
The lawyers maintained that the transfer of the official was a prerequisite for any settlement.
In another development, the district bar association constituted a legal committee comprising Supreme Court lawyers to pursue legal and judicial proceedings arising from the alleged incident at the filtration plant in the district courts.
Supreme Court lawyer Sabir Hussain Tanoli will head the committee.
The bar decided to pursue legal proceedings under Section 22-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure.