India, Sept. 22 -- Lawyers on Monday abstained from work in all seven district courts in the national capital to protest amendments to the traffic challan system, particularly the requirement to deposit 50 per cent of the challan amount before approaching a court. The day-long strike followed a call given by the Coordination Committee of all district court Bar Associations, which had flagged concerns over the amended Rule 167 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989.

During their protest, lawyers gathered in all district courts and raised slogans demanding that the Delhi "revoke the amendment. Under the amended mechanism, a person issued a challan is required to either accept and pay it, or contest it through the prescribed portal before...