Ludhiana, Nov. 4 -- Advocates abstained from work on Monday, which will continue on Tuesday, too in protest against the state government's decision to establish gram nyayalayas (village courts). The call for the two-day strike was announced following a joint meeting of bar association representatives, where members unanimously opposed the implementation of the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008.

District Bar Association (DBA), Ludhiana, president Vipan Saggar said the move would "divert scarce judicial resources and create unnecessary confusion," especially when existing courts in Punjab are already capable of addressing public grievances. "The Bar strongly believes that setting up gram nyayalayas is not required and will only burden the system i...