SC lawyers protest against canteen for providing only Navratri menu

way2barak, Oct 5: A section of Supreme Court lawyers on Thursday launched a protest against the canteen on the court’s premises which had decided to serve only vegetarian food during the ongoing Navratri festival. In a letter to the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association of India (SCBA), the lawyers said the decision was “unprecedented” and “will also set a very wrong precedent for the future”.

The letter, which was sent to the SCBA president, said, “We are writing to you in the context of the Supreme Court canteen serving only navratra food during the on-going navratra festival which started from today. Lawyers in Supreme Court have been observing the navratra festival all along. They would bring from home their special food from home for the 9 days without any fuss (sic).”

It further said, “For the first time this year the Supreme Court canteen has announced that it will only serve navratra food. This is not only unprecedented and will also set a very wrong precedent for the future.”