New Delhi, May 26 -- The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) on Monday abstained from work in protest against the high court taking cognisance of a proposal to raise the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts from Rs.2 crore to Rs.20 crore.

The strike drew mixed reactions from both members of the bar and the bench.

While several members of the bar, including its vice-president Sacchin Puri and member-designate senior advocate Rakesh Tiku, described the strike as "substantially a success", justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav questioned the decision to abstain from work and expressed reservations over the mode of protest.

The judge observed that abstaining from work was "improper", and that concerns should instead be raised before ...