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Rajasthan Acting Chief Justice Takes Leave Amid Lawyer Protests
Rajasthan's Acting Chief Justice, Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, has taken leave.
Lawyers had been protesting.
Because of an updated schedule, he will not hear cases at the Jaipur Bench from September 1 to September 5.
An earlier schedule was issued on August 24.
That schedule placed him and Justice Sangeeta Sharma together on a division bench.
The bench was supposed to hear several kinds of cases.
These included public-interest cases, appeals, income-tax matters and contempt cases.
It also included some cases filed by or against the High Court.
Rajasthan Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma has gone on leave.
The move comes as lawyers protest in Rajasthan.
An updated Jaipur Bench roster says Sharma will not hold sittings from September 1 to September 5.
An August 24 roster had assigned Sharma and Justice Sangeeta Sharma to a division bench.
That bench was assigned PILs, special appeals, income-tax cases, contempt matters and other cases.
- Who
- Rajasthan Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and lawyers involved in protests; Justice Sangeeta Sharma was also named in the earlier roster.
- What
- Sharma has gone on leave, and an updated roster says he will not hold sittings from September 1 to September 5.
- Where
- The Jaipur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court.
- When
- The earlier roster was issued on August 24, took effect from August 31, and the no-sitting period is September 1 to September 5.
- Why
- The leave comes amid protests by lawyers.
Key facts
- Acting Chief Justice
- Sanjeev Prakash Sharma
- Other judge named
- Justice Sangeeta Sharma
- Court location
- Jaipur Bench
- Earlier roster date
- August 24
- Earlier roster effective from
- August 31
- No-sitting period
- September 1 to September 5
- Cases assigned
- PIL matters, special appeals, income-tax matters, contempt matters, specified High Court cases and certain civil writ petitions
Sources
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