TAMIL NADU ADVOCATES’ ASSOCIATION MADRAS HIGH COURT CAMPUS, CHENNAI – 600 104 S. PRABAKARAN DATE : PRESIDENT 07-1 0-2025 CONDOLENCE MESSAGE I am shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific murder of our fellow member of the Bar and State Bar Council of Odisha Member Shri. Pitabas Panda.
TAMIL NADU ADVOCATES’ ASSOCIATION
MADRAS HIGH COURT CAMPUS, CHENNAI – 600 104
S. PRABAKARAN DATE :
PRESIDENT
07-1 0-2025
CONDOLENCE MESSAGE
I am shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific murder of our fellow member of the Bar and State Bar Council of Odisha Member Shri. Pitabas Panda.
2. I was shell shocked when I heard about the said horrific — unfortunate incident, where our fellow member of the Bar was cold bloodedly murdered by two assailants in the night hours while the senior lawyer was returning to his residence. It is an utter shock to our legal fraternity that a lawyer is brutally murdered by two assailants with some ulterior motive by using guns in a close range. The said incident shows the urgent necessity for immediate legislation protecting the welfare and safety of the advocates.
3. This barbaric act done by the miscreants is not just an offence against the society, but a targeted attack on the legal community itself. The safety and dignity of Advocates has to be protected and it becomes necessary that a comprehensive legislation has to be enacted by the Parliament for the protection of lawyers.

Email : prabakaran.president.tnaa@gmail.com
TAMIL NADU ADVOCATES’ ASSOCIATION
MADRAS HIGH COURT CAMPUS, CHENNAI – 600 104
S. PRABAKARAN DATE :
PRESIDENT
4. 1 have also read the press release issued by the Bar Council of India through our Hon’ ble Chairman Shri Manan Kumar Mishra condemning the said Barbaric act and seeking SIT probe in the present issue. I strongly support the said demand of the Bar Council of India and l, on behalf of the members of the TNAA and the Bar of the State of Tamil Nadu request a Special Investigation in the subject matter to avoid any future untoward incidents towards lawyers.
5. In these tough times, though the deep grief cannot be expressed by words, I pray the Almighty for absolute peace to the rested soul and I assure that the members of the Bar will stand in solidarity with the family members of Shri Pitabas Panda and the State Bar Council of Odisha.
Yours,

(S.PRABAKARAN)
SENIOR ADVOCATE
PRESIDENT-TNAA
