Bangalore: The Advocates Association of
Bangalore (AAB) on Saturday said it expects Karnataka High Court
Chief Justice P D Dinakaran to voluntarily quit following the
Centre`s refusal to elevate him to the Supreme Court in the
wake of land grabbing allegations against him.
In view of the government returning the Supreme Court
collegium`s recommendation on Dinakaran, it was left to the
discretion of senior lawyers to demand his resignation or seek
his impeachment by Lok Sabha, AAB office bearers, including
its president K N Puttegowda, said in a statement.
"However, to uphold the dignity of the judiciary, we
hope that Justice Dinakaran will volunteer to resign his
post," the statement said.
The AAB further said it would also oppose Dinakaran
presiding over the bench and threatened that in the event of
his continuance rejecting the plea of the association, it
would convene a meeting of its general body to decide the
future course of action.
Last month, AAB had called for a day-long boycott of
courts and the protest turned violent in the high court, over
which the court launched contempt proceedings against AAB.
PTI
