Lawyers end strike against govt order after LG's assurance

Lawyers at Tis Hazari court today called off their two-day strike protesting Delhi government's recent order transferring three police stations of west district to south-west district under the Dwarka courts after the LG assured them that their objections would be considered.
Delhi Bar Association (DBA), which had given the strike call, said the lawyers met the LG who said the government's order would not be approved without giving due consideration to the objections raised by them.
"Therefore, the three police stations remain within the jurisdiction of Tis Hazari Court only till the final decision. The committee shall pursue the matter with Delhi Government," advocate Sanjeev Nasiar, President of DBA, said.

He said the lawyers also put forward a proposal before the LG that if the jurisdiction is to be decided on the basis of distance from respective courts, all districts should be reorganised at once and not in piece-meal.
The lawyers at Tis Hazari court had abstained from work yesterday too, claiming that the order was "arbitrary and illegal" and passed without consulting the association.
In June, Delhi government decided to reorganise west and south-west civil districts, sessions division, metropolitan areas of capital, to ease administrative access for people.
By this order, three police stations - Uttam Nagar, Vikaspuri and Janakpuri from West district under Tis Hazari Court, were transferred to South West district so as to enable the cases under their jurisdiction be filed in the sessions division at the Dwarka Court Complex.

The order had, however, said the existing criminal cases relating to police stations of Uttam Nagar, Vikaspuri and Janakpuri, which were filed and are pending in the Sessions Court at Tis Hazari should not be transferred to the Sessions Court at Dwarka.