The Federation of Bar Association in Karnataka staged a protest over continuation of Justice U U Lalit on the division bench of the Supreme Court hearing the Cauvery water dispute case.
The association, in a statement, said: “It is well-known that Justice Lalit had appeared in a series of cases for Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and there is a general apprehension that he is biased towards Tamil Nadu. The apprehension is further confirmed by various unacceptable directions made to the Karnataka government.”
The federation has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India Justice T S Thakur about the issue.