Tamil Nadu lawyers to abstain from courts on February 19

Lawyers in Tamil Nadu will boycott court proceedings on February 19 to protest "failure" of the state government in taking action against police officers held responsible for the violence in the Madras high court premises a year ago.

The CBI had last month filed a chargesheet against four police personnel and 32 advocates in a city court and recommended departmental action against 22 policemen in the case regarding the lawyers-police clash in the Madras high court complex on February 19 last year.