PRAYAGRAJ, March 29 -- The Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA) on Saturday decided to call off its five-day strike and will resume work on Tuesday. However, the association will continue its agitation against alleged corruption in the judiciary.

As part of the protest, HCBA has announced a boycott of the oath-taking ceremony of Justice Yashwant Varma, who has been transferred from the Delhi high court to the Allahabad high court.

In a press release, the association stated that its agitation would remain postponed until the inquiry report against Justice Varma is made public.

Justice Varma, originally from the Allahabad HC, took oath as a judge in 2014 before being transferred to the Delhi HC in 2021.

During a meeting presided ...