LAHORE: A group of lawyers on Tuesday locked a woman additional district & sessions judge in her courtroom allegedly for not rendering a favourable decision.

AD&SJ Najaf Shahzadi and her staff remained locked in the courtroom for hours.

District and Sessions Judge Nazir Gajana took notice of the incident and got the courtroom unlocked.

The D&SJ summoned the lawyers and the woman judge and reconciled the matter.

Published in Dawn, April 6th, 2016

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