Judicial work suffers as lawyers strike in Delhi courts
1 Oct 2014 3:56 AM IST
Judicial work in six Delhi district courts were paralysed on Monday following a strike by lawyers against the ‘delay in enhancement of pecuniary jurisdiction of trial courts despite a Delhi High Court recommendation’ in this regard.
The work at district courts in Patiala House, Tis Hazari, Rohini, Karkardooma, Saket and Dwarka came to a halt with no lawyer appearing in any matter due to the strike called by the coordination committee of all district court’s bar associations.
It said the decision for enhancement of pecuniary jurisdiction from the existing Rs 20 lakh to Rs 2 crore was taken by a high court full bench via a 21 Novmber, 2012 resolution after considering submissions from all bar associations concerned and the same was recommended to the central government for amending the Delhi High Court Act.
Saket Bar Association additional secretary Subhash Solanki said: ‘Two years have passed but nothing has been done.’ A delegation of the coordination committee on Monday met Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and apprised him about the situation. New Delhi Bar Association president and coordination committee member RK Wadhwa said, ‘Law minister has assured us that he will raise this issue in the winter session of parliament and try to get it cleared.’ We have urged the central government to take appropriate steps, he added.
The work at district courts in Patiala House, Tis Hazari, Rohini, Karkardooma, Saket and Dwarka came to a halt with no lawyer appearing in any matter due to the strike called by the coordination committee of all district court’s bar associations.
It said the decision for enhancement of pecuniary jurisdiction from the existing Rs 20 lakh to Rs 2 crore was taken by a high court full bench via a 21 Novmber, 2012 resolution after considering submissions from all bar associations concerned and the same was recommended to the central government for amending the Delhi High Court Act.
Saket Bar Association additional secretary Subhash Solanki said: ‘Two years have passed but nothing has been done.’ A delegation of the coordination committee on Monday met Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and apprised him about the situation. New Delhi Bar Association president and coordination committee member RK Wadhwa said, ‘Law minister has assured us that he will raise this issue in the winter session of parliament and try to get it cleared.’ We have urged the central government to take appropriate steps, he added.
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