By IANS
Bhubaneswar : Courts in western Orissa were paralysed Wednesday when lawyers struck work, demanding a high court bench in the region to enable people to get justice faster.
Protesting under the banner of the Western Orissa Bar Association (WOBA), they boycotted the revenue and judicial courts in the region’s 11 districts, staged demonstrations and also prevented judges and court employees from working.
According to Sirish Ballav Mishra, who is convenor of the central action committee (CAC) of WOBA, the two big towns of Sambalpur and Bargarh were the worst hit.
“We will continue our protest till our demand is met,” Mishra told IANS.
Last month, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wrote to Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court Ashok Kumar Ganguly, requesting him to set up a bench each at Sambalpur and Berhampur. While Sambalpur would serve the western part of the state, Berhampur would cover the south.