Jammu lawyers on Tuesday staged a protest at the entrance of Jammu Court complex after the traffic police issued e-challans against their vehicles parked in the court premises..The protestors blocked the road and demanded immediate transfer of traffic Magistrate, Jammu on whose directions the e-challans were issued against vehicles which were parked in the court parking area.They also sought directions to be issued to traffic officials to halt issuance of e-challan across Jammu region for the time being. .During protest, all vehicles were stopped from entering the Jammu High Court including the vehicle of a High Court Judge..Senior advocate K Nirmal Kotwal told Bar & Bench that many lawyers, whose vehicles had been parked in the court's parking area, were issued e-challan.He asked how such challans could be issued since the vehicles were parked in the spot designated for parking. .Advocate Irfan Khan said that a direction should be given to traffic officials to halt issuance of e-challan in Jammu region as was done in Kashmir..A traffic court in Srinagar had directed the traffic police in Kashmir to halt issuance of e-challan for seizure of vehicles till technical glitches faces by the system are resolved. No such directions have been issued for the Jammu region till date.
Jammu lawyers on Tuesday staged a protest at the entrance of Jammu Court complex after the traffic police issued e-challans against their vehicles parked in the court premises..The protestors blocked the road and demanded immediate transfer of traffic Magistrate, Jammu on whose directions the e-challans were issued against vehicles which were parked in the court parking area.They also sought directions to be issued to traffic officials to halt issuance of e-challan across Jammu region for the time being. .During protest, all vehicles were stopped from entering the Jammu High Court including the vehicle of a High Court Judge..Senior advocate K Nirmal Kotwal told Bar & Bench that many lawyers, whose vehicles had been parked in the court's parking area, were issued e-challan.He asked how such challans could be issued since the vehicles were parked in the spot designated for parking. .Advocate Irfan Khan said that a direction should be given to traffic officials to halt issuance of e-challan in Jammu region as was done in Kashmir..A traffic court in Srinagar had directed the traffic police in Kashmir to halt issuance of e-challan for seizure of vehicles till technical glitches faces by the system are resolved. No such directions have been issued for the Jammu region till date.