Rajasthan lawyers on strike for second week

The people of Rajasthan have barely recovered from a strike by the doctors, when they are having to deal with yet another strike. And this time it is the lawyers leaving the litigants helpless for last one week. The lawyers here are protesting against alleged irregularities in the Additional District Judge examination. The protesting lawyers also want impeachment proceedings to be initiated against chief justice of the Rajasthan High Court, Justice Jagdish Bhalla.
Dr Mahesh Sharma, Coordinator, Rajasthan High Court Sangharsh Samiti, Jaipur said, “We're now demanding the entire examination process be scrapped and impeachment proceedings be initiated against Chief Justice of Rajasthan, Justice Jagdish Bhalla." The Chief Justice is facing allegations that only 37 candidates were short listed to be interviewed for 36 seats and among them only 13 candidates were from Rajasthan. Not just that, the allegations include that the Justice Bhalla took money to select these candidates. But the High Court maintains that the examinations were conducted as per the law.