NONGPOH: In what could be termed as a big blow to all the advocates under the banner of the Nongpoh Bar Association here in Nongpoh, the Ri Bhoi District Deputy Commissioner released the order to the Association to vacate the room within the office that they had been utilizing for a long time to execute various cases of the district, following which the Association had expressed their grave concern and disappointment over the decision of the DC.
Ri Bhoi District Advocates under the banner of the Nongpoh Bar Association had been allotted one room within the DC’s Office building for executing different cases, but the very sudden decision and order of the DC to vacate the room now poses hardship for the Association for carrying their service to the people of the district.
As written clearly in the letter issued to the Bar Association, it is cited that the DC had instructed the Association to vacate the room within a week’s time and the room will be allotted to the Meghalaya Basin Development Authority (Integrated Basin Development Livelihood & Promotion Programme).
Informing about this to The Shillong Times here, President of Nongpoh Bar Association C.M Adhikari informed that, relating to this matter the Association had informed the District and Session judge of Nongpoh Judicial Branch and urged him to take up the matter with the DC, but the approach ended in vain as the Association has to vacate the room and stop their service.
Adhikari also said that the Bar Association had strongly urged the Deputy Commissioner of the District to provide one room for the advocates and also urged the District & Session Judge of the District Judicial Brach to take up this matter with the government or else all advocate will stop their service to the people if they are not accommodated within the DC’s office.
