Lawyers observe token boycott of work

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan high court and district courts wore a deserted look on Monday as city lawyers observed token boycott of judicial work. They are protesting against government’s decision of forming a committee for setting up a separate bench of high court in Udaipur.
The work remained affected in courts in the city due to token boycott of judicial work of advocates.
Bar associations in Udaipur have been demanding for a separate bench of Rajasthan high court in Udaipur for a long time.For the purpose, they went on boycott of judicial work several times. “Now, the representatives of the Bar associations of Udaipur have met state government officials recently. After the meeting, the government has constituted a committee which will present its recommendations if it is suitable and feasible to have a separate bench of Rajasthan high court,” said Gajraj Singh Rajawat, general secretary, The District Advocates Bar Association, Jaipur.
But lawyers of Jaipur and Jodhpur, which have high court benches, are not happy with the decision of the government for forming a committee on demand of separate bench of high court in Udaipur.
“If separate bench of high court is established in Udaipur, then Jaipur and Jodhpur will have to give up some districts. For examples, there are districts such as Kota, Baran, Bundi, Jhawalar which comes under high court bench of Jaipur district. If separate high court bench is established in Udaipur, some of these districts will go under Udaipur. It will be a loss for lawyers in Jaipur,” said Rajawat.
Now, High Court Bar Association and District Bar Association have announced token strike on Tuesday too.