UMERKOT, Feb 17: The District Bar Association of Umerkot will meet on Monday to take action against a lawyer who has been accused of serving venison to the Chief Justice of Sindh High Court and other judges at a reception hosted by the association.

Besides Chief Justice Mushir Alam, the reception was attended by Justice Faisal Arab, Justice Aftab Ahmed Borar, Justice Salahuddin Panhwar, Registrar Abdul Malik Gaddi and Additional Registrar Altaf Hussain Gaddi.

At the reception, a lawyer, Azhar Arain, reportedly claimed that meat from deer had been served to all guests. This was confirmed by lawyers Nabi Bux Azad, Jai Dev Sharma and Poonjo Bheel, the president of the association, who expressed grave concern over the matter.

Poonjo Bheel told Dawn that the lawyer convener would be asked at the meeting why he had done that without discussing the matter with the association.

Azhar Arain told this correspondent on phone that he was ready to face any action that might be taken against him.

Environment activist Bharumal who has been working to save the endangered wildlife said that poaching of Thar deer, which was on the verge of extinction, was strictly forbidden.—A.B. Arisar