2 former AGs not to appear before CJ

Senior counsels B V Acharya, R N Narasimha Murthy, D N Nanjunda Reddy, Ravi B Naik, Padmanabha Mahale, M V Devaraju, Jaya Krishna Rao, Pramila Nesargi, M S Padmarajaiah, Yoganarasimha, M Sivappa and Padubidri Raghavendra have decided not to accept any brief requiring their appearance before the Chief Justice until a final decision is taken on the allegation against him.

Meanwhile the Advocates Association of Bangalore (AAB) has condemned the statement of Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily against the advocates’ protest. The AAB has also come against the statement of former Chief Justice Rama Jois who had opined that the advocates should keep off the allegations against the judges.