Patna, (Bihar Times): A large of number lawyers of the Patna High Court and various civil courts took out a big procession here on Monday in protest against the astronomical hike in the court fees. The lawyers assembled near the High Court and proceeded towards the state assembly where they wanted to give petition to the chief minister. But they were stopped by the police near Hartali Chowk.

The High Court lawyers have also gone on three days strike from Monday. The lawyers of Patna civil court have already been on strike for the last fortnight.

According to the Lawyers' Co-ordination Committee convener Yogesh Chandra Verma and former president of Bihar Bar Council Rajendra Prasad Singh most of the 122 associations of lawyers in the state affiliated to the Bar Council have decided to abstain from work for three days. This will completely paralyse the functioning in courts all over the state.

The lawyers wanted to convey the general resentment among the people as well as the lawyers following by the multi-fold hike in the court fees through the Court Fees (Bihar Amendment) Act whose gazette notification was made on February 8 last.

According to the lawyers if the CM, deputy CM or governor did not pay heed to their demand, then the coordination committee would hold its emergency meeting on April 2 and decide the future course of action.