Jaipur: The agitating lawyers on Wednesday organized a protest march and gave a memorandum to the governor to put an end the issue of judicial officers’ appointment under the lawyers’ quota in the additional district judge recruitment. The stir was being spearheaded by the lawyers’ associations on the call of the Bar Council of India (BCI).Anil Kumar Upman, president of Rajasthan High Court Bar Association said that their demands include, chambers for all lawyers at the court premise, e-library, clean toilets, and free internet facility. The new lawyers enrolled be given a stipend of Rs 10,000 per month for five years.On untimely death of a lawyer, the family of the victim be given Rs 50 lakhs as compensation and free medical facilities. The lawyers and their families be given pension on retirement. He demanded that the organization of lok adalat be the responsibility of lawyers instead of judges at present. Another demand is housing and plots at affordable rates to lawyers. In all tribunals, the lawyers be given chance instead of judicial officers.He also asked the Central government to make an allocation of Rs 5,000 crore to meet their demands.Sangeeta Sharma, general secretary of the association, said that the boycott of the court work by the lawyers would continue on Wednesday as well.

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