Chandigarh, Dec. 7 -- The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association (PHHCBA) has opposed move of a lawyer approaching high court on judicial side, disciplinary proceedings against him, in a public interest litigation (PIL) by him, which led to major embarrassment to the Bar body.

The Bar body in response to an application filed by the lawyer, challenging disciplinary proceedings, has said that cause of PIL is completely different and the lawyer can't be allowed to rake up his "personal issues/ grievance in the PIL".

It was in 2023, the lawyer, Prithvi Raj Yadav had filed a PIL highlighting issue of encroachment and illegal vending at high court premises. Following PIL, the UT administration launched a crackdown, which was stayed by ...