Overview
- Following Sunday's demolition of roughly 240 chambers outside the civil and district courts, police used lathis to disperse protesting lawyers and injuries were reported by several outlets.
- Lawyers began a three-day work boycott on Monday, blocking a key crossing near the courts, halting registry work, and demanding action against named police officials over the use of force.
- Municipal officials say they pasted notices and gave occupants until May 16 to remove encroachments, while advocates counter that many never received proper notice and that unmarked chambers were torn down.
- Security was heavy through the operation, including Provincial Armed Constabulary deployment, and police intervened when one advocate allegedly attempted self-harm inside a chamber.
- Officials describe the encroachments as structures over drains and walkways in a zone with far too few authorised chambers for about 27,000 lawyers, and they signal more clearance before a late‑May court hearing.