Patna, (Bihar Times): Over 3,000 lawyers of the Patna civil court went on an indefinite strike from Friday to protest steep hike in court fees introduced by Bihar government recently.  The state government raised the fees doubling these in most cases and increasing it four-fold in case of public interest litigation (PILs).

According to Jaiprakash Singh, public prosecutor in charge of the court, the lawyers have gone on an indefinite strike to protest the steep hike in court fees for various types of cases as it will make seeking justice by the common man costlier.