Lawyers Strike

J&K L-G GC Murmu faces first challenge as Jammu lawyers go on indefinite strike against govt's move to dilute judicial courts' powers

Work at the high court and lower courts was affected in most parts of Jammu region on Saturday, following an indefinite strike by lawyers against the recent decision to divest the judicial courts of its powers to register various documents

CJI Ranjan Gogoi disagrees with SC body's suggestion to lift 16-year-old ban on lawyers' strikes

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Saturday disagreed with a suggestion by the apex bar body to lift a 16-year-old ban on strikes by lawyers.