Overview
- Court work across the Sessions, CJM and CBI courts stopped on November 11 as the Lawyers Association enforced a day-long boycott.
- Protesters say the relocation was ordered without consultation and describe the GAD site as unfit for judicial work.
- The association demands repair of the existing CJM complex, restoration of subordinate courts, and an independent structural assessment.
- A November 7 memorandum to the Chief Justice cited an earlier 2 a.m. transfer of three courts to the same building as a breach of process.
- Separately, the cabinet cleared Rs 478.78 crore for phase one of a new judicial township at Rangmahal, with a foundation event expected in January 2026.