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Lawyers can’t hold judicial process to ransom by irresponsibly going on strikes: Allahabad High Court

Single-judge Justice Ajay Bhanot noted that delays of trials, especially of persons who are imprisoned, because the lawyers go on strikes, cause a violation of the fundamental rights of the prisoners.

Striking actions of lawyers not only interfere with the administration of justice but also in such cases cause fragrant violation of the fundamental rights of accused persons-prisoners’ right to speedy trial“.

The judge stated that in such situations, courts have to pass appropriate orders in accordance with the law even when the parties or counsels are not cooperating with the trial proceedings.

“The court proceedings cannot come to a stand still owing to striking lawyers and lethargic litigants….Counsels cannot hold the judicial process to ransom by irresponsibly going on strike and bringing the work in the court to a stand still. Such conduct of the lawyers is in the teeth of law laid down by the Supreme Court,” the Court said.

Source: Barandbench

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