2 judges suspended by Hyderabad High Court after protest

The high court of judicature at Hyderabad on Monday suspended two judges on disciplinary grounds following an agitation against provisional allocation of judicial officers between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Over 100 judges under the banner of Telangana Judges Association on Sunday took out a procession here in protest against the provisional allocation.

The court on Monday suspended Telangana Judges Association president K. Ravinder Reddy, who is the fourth additional metropolitan sessions judge, and its secretary V. Vara Prasad, a special sessions judge of Rangareddy district.

All-India Judicial Employees Association’s general secretary B. Lakshma Reddy said non-bifurcation of the high court (after the creation of Telangana) was the root cause of the problem. “We have already issued a strike notice on various issues from July 1,” Mr Reddy said.

A member of Telangana Advocates Joint Action Committee said they may boycott the court duties at Court No. 1 — court of the Acting Chief Justice — to protest the suspension. Some 125 judicial officers of Telangana yesterday gave their resignations.