Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Delhi Lawyers Suspend Strike After Government Pauses Challan Amendments
Delhi lawyers were unhappy with new rules about traffic tickets.
The rules would let government and department officials decide some disputed tickets.
They would also require people to pay half the ticket before going to court.
Lawyers said they were concerned about these changes.
They had planned to stop working and march to the Lieutenant Governor’s house.
A lawyers’ delegation met with Delhi’s chief minister and other ministers.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta agreed to pause the new rules for now.
Because of this pause, the lawyers suspended their planned strike and march.
Delhi’s district court bar associations called off Thursday’s planned strike and protest march.
Lawyers had opposed amendments changing how contested traffic challans are disposed of.
The amendments allow executive and departmental authorities to adjudicate disputed challans.
They also require payment of 50 per cent of a challan before court access.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta paused implementation pending further deliberation and a concrete resolution.
- Who
- The Coordination Committee of all District Courts Bar Associations of Delhi, Delhi ministers, and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
- What
- Lawyers suspended a planned strike and protest march after the government paused implementation of amended traffic-challan procedures.
- When
- The decision was announced on September 23; the strike and march had been planned for Thursday, September 24.
- Where
- Delhi’s seven district courts and the planned march route to the Lieutenant Governor’s house.
- Why
- Lawyers opposed changes allowing executive and departmental authorities to adjudicate contested challans and requiring a 50 per cent deposit before approaching a court.
Lawyers’ objections
Government’s interim response
Traffic-challan adjudication
Lawyers’ objections
Lawyers protested the new mechanism for disposing of traffic challans, particularly the role of executive and departmental authorities.
Government’s interim response
The government paused implementation of the notification while the concerns are discussed and a concrete resolution is considered.
Access to court
Lawyers’ objections
Lawyers objected to the requirement that 50 per cent of the challan amount be deposited before approaching a competent court.
Government’s interim response
The article does not report a final government position on the deposit requirement; implementation of the notification was put on hold.
- Protesting group
- Coordination Committee of all District Courts Bar Associations of Delhi
- Planned action
- Complete abstention from judicial work and a peaceful march to the Lieutenant Governor’s house
- Planned date
- Thursday, September 24
- Earlier protest
- Lawyers abstained from work across all seven Delhi district courts on Monday
- Disputed changes
- Executive and departmental authorities would adjudicate contested traffic challans
- Court deposit requirement
- Applicants would have to deposit 50 per cent of the challan amount before approaching a competent court
- Government response
- Implementation was put on hold pending deliberation and a concrete resolution