Patna (PTI): Over 8,000 lawyers of the Patna High Court launched a three-day strike from Monday to protest the recent steep hike in court fees introduced by the Bihar government, barely a month after they abstained from work for two days against the decision.
The decision to go on strike was taken at an extraordinary meeting of the coordination committee of the three associations of the advocates of the court on March 28, its convener Yogesh Chandra Verma said.
"We have been compelled to go on strike as the promise made by Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on March 17 that the anti-people provisions of the Bihar Court Fees Amendment Act, 2007 would be withdrawn has not been honoured," Verma said.
Lawyers of the subordinate courts at Danapur, Patna City, Patna district collectorate, Kishanganj, Purnia, Barh and Masaurhi have gone on an indefinite strike against the move.
Over 3,000 lawyers of the Patna civil court are already on an indefinite strike since March 14.
Earlier, the lawyers of the High Court had abstained from work on February 28 and 29 to protest the measure.
Rajendra Singh, former chairman of the Bihar State Bar Council and president of HC lawyers association described the hike as "Black Law" and said the coordination commitee would meet again on April two to decide the future course of action if the measure was not not withdrawn by then.
THE HINDU; Monday, March 31, 2008
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- Kamal Kumar Pandey (Adv. Supreme Court of India)
- Lawyer Practising at Supreme Court of India. Court Experience: Criminal, Civil & PIL (related to Property, Tax, Custom & Duties, MVAC, insurance, I.P.R., Copyrights & Trademarks, Partnerships, Labour Disputes, etc.) Socio-Legal: Child Rights, Mid Day Meal Programme, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan, Women Rights, Against Female Foeticide, P.R.Is, Bonded Labour, Child labour, Child marriage, Domestic violence, Legal Literacy, HIV/AIDS, etc. Worked for Legal Aid/Advise/Awareness/Training/Empowerment/Interventions/Training & Sensitisation.
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