Nearly 10,000 lawyers of three lawyers’ association at the Calcutta High Court will go on a five-day-long cease work from Monday in protest against the severe shortage of judges at the court.
Instead of its strength of 72 judges, the Calcutta High Court currently has only 29 judges.
Three judges have retired in February. More than 2 lakh cases are pending before the court.
“We are left with no choice but to go on a five-day-long cease work from Mondayas the Centre has failed to take any action to fill up the vacancies of judges at the Calcutta High Court,” Uttam Majumdar president of the Bar Association of Calcutta High Court said.
