PIONEER NEWS SERVICE/ Nainital
With elections of the District Bar Association slated on March 19, the campaign pitch peaked. Notably, a direct contest will be held for the posts of president, vice-president and secretary of the association. The assurances dished out by the candidates included building chambers for the advocates and seating arrangement for junior advocates aside from ensuring honorarium, group insurance and medical insurance for all the advocates. They also promised to provide drinking water, library and washrooms for women advocates. Among those who addressed the advocates’ gathering were Arun Bisht, Bhagwat Prasad, Pankaj Chauhan, Manju Kotliya, Shankar Chauhan and Abdul Sameer.
Meanwhile, senior advocates Preeti Sah, Tara Arya, Shashank Kumar and Gaurav have been elected as executive members of the DBA unopposed.
