CHITRAL: The lawyers on Monday boycotted the court proceedings against the attack on their colleague in a clash between a litigant and a court employee. It was learnt that a court employee Islamuddin Piyada clashed with a retired deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Habibur Rahman on the court premises as he came out of the courtroom after appearing in a case against him.
The litigants and lawyers present on the occasion tried to disengage the two and end the fighting in which a lawyer Altaf Gohar suffered a punch on his face. Following the incident, the lawyers staged a protest and boycotted the court proceedings. Later, the office-bearers of the District Bar Association at a meeting demanded an appropriate action against Islamuddin and announced boycott.
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