Lawyers strike work in district courts

"Nearly 50,000 lawyers abstained from work today and it was a complete strike in all the District Courts of Delhi," R N Vats, Chairman of the Co-ordination Committee of All District Court Bar Associations of Delhi, claimed.

After today's strike, the lawyers' body is now planning its future course of action which it said may include "gherao of Delhi Secretariat and also a demonstration at the residence of Delhi Chief Minister."

The Committee said that the government's move of adding two more revenue districts lacks justification and is "mere wastage of public money."

The usually chaotic Tis Hazari courts complex also witnessed a dip in the activity with lawyers abstaining from appearing before the court.

Nitin Ahlawat, Honorary Secretary of the Committee, said the strike at Tis Hazari court was a complete success.

Work at Dwarka, Saket, Karkardooma and Rohini court complexes was also affected.

Patiala House court, however, worked as usual with the proceedings in the high-profile 2G spectrum scam case also remaining unaffected.

Sources in the New Delhi Bar Association (NDBA) said that only a "normal strike" was observed in the Patiala House Courts complex here.

"We were with the lawyers body only for solidarity and regular work was not affected," they said.