CJI DY Chandrachud Cautions Lawyers Against Resorting To Strikes & Boycotts

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud cautioned against lawyers resorting to strikes and boycotting courts. Issues could always be amicably resolved by discussion and co-operation between the Bar and the Bench, he said on Sunday (September 17) addressing lawyers at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar to mark the 75th Marathwada Liberation Day, also known as Marathwada Mukti Sangram Din.

The CJI unfurled the national flag at the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court, in accordance with the annual tradition to commemorate a day of historic significance to Marathwada, Maharashtra and the nation. 

Emphasizing the need of ensuring that women are given a significant voice in the legal system, as legal professionals, the CJI stated that it is a constitutional duty of every member of the legal profession to provide substantive institutional support and encouragement to women lawyers.

For the young lawyers, he encouraged all lawyers to provide proper guidance and support to the young members of the legal profession.

Justice Chandrachud remarked that greater collaboration between judges and lawyers is a prerequisite for strengthening the legal system and making it resilient for the future challenges. While addressing a gathering of over six hundred advocates at Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, he emphasized the importance of enhancing collaboration between judges and lawyers to find solutions for the betterment of the legal system and the administration of justice.

The Supreme Court has held in several judgments that advocates should not resort to strikes and court boycotts. In April this year, the Supreme Court directed all High Courts to constitute grievance redressal committees so that lawyers can ventilate their grievances through an institutionalised mechanism instead of resorting to strikes. Recently, the lawyers of Uttar Pradesh had boycotted courts to protest against the police violence on advocates at Hapur.