Lawyers’ strike: District judge Kanpur transferred to JTRC Lucknow

It is relevant to mention that the Kanpur lawyers were on indefinite strike since March 16, 2023, seeking transfer of district judge

PRAYAGRAJ The Allahabad high court has transferred the district judge of Kanpur, Sandeep Jain, to Judicial Training and Research Centre (JTRC), Lucknow.

Decision taken by Allahabad high court. (HT Photo)

In a notification (dated April 15) issued by the registrar general of Allahabad high court, Rajeev Bharti, district and sessions judge, Kanpur, on an order, passed by the court, has been attached to judicial training and research institute, Lucknow, with immediate effect.

It is relevant to mention that the Kanpur lawyers were on indefinite strike since March 16, 2023, seeking transfer of district judge. Later, a seven-judge bench of Allahabad high court on April 7 initiated contempt proceedings against office-bearers of the Kanpur Bar Association and Lawyers’ Association, Kanpur Nagar for going on an indefinite strike in district court and for ‘paralysing the judicial work at Kanpur Nagar’.