Rajasthan High Court lawyers strike over Acting Chief Justice
Jaipur (representative marker for Jaipur and Jodhpur High Court benches), Jaipur, Rajasthan
Lawyers at the Jaipur and Jodhpur benches of the Rajasthan High Court began protests and announced a strike through September 6 amid allegations concerning Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma. The Supreme Court Collegium is reported to be examining the allegations; no finding of wrongdoing is treated here as established.
Demands
- Relieve Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma of judicial and administrative duties
- Appoint a permanent Chief Justice to the Rajasthan High Court
Record facts
- Started
- 31 Aug 2026
- Ended
- Not recorded
- Organisers
- Rajasthan High Court Lawyers Association, Rajasthan High Court Advocates’ Association
- Protest types
- Strike, Dharna, Lawyers Protest
- Confidence
- High
- Current status
- Ongoing — Lawyers at the Rajasthan High Court benches announced abstention from judicial work through September 6.
Map position: Jaipur (representative marker for Jaipur and Jodhpur High Court benches), Jaipur, Rajasthan · State location
History
- Ongoing
Data repair: Correct classification and map fields after source and location audit.
- Ongoing
Fresh August 31 reporting confirmed that lawyers at the Rajasthan High Court's Jaipur and Jodhpur benches began a strike and boycott of judicial work, supporting the ongoing status.
- Ongoing
Lawyers at the Jaipur and Jodhpur benches of the Rajasthan High Court began protests and announced a strike through September 6 amid allegations concerning Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma. The Supreme Court Collegium is reported to be examining the allegations; no finding of wrongdoing is treated here as established.
Sources
- Jaipur lawyers protest against Acting Chief Justice, Jodhpur bodies announce strikeIndian Express ·
- Rajasthan High Court lawyers strike against Acting Chief Justice in Jaipur and JodhpurAmar Ujala ·
- Rajasthan High Court lawyers declare strike till September 6Free Press Journal ·
- Rajasthan High Court lawyers to abstain from judicial work till September 6JurisHour · Date not recorded