Jammu lawyers on Tuesday staged a protest at the entrance of Jammu Court complex after the traffic police issued e-challans against their vehicles parked in the court premises..The protestors blocked the road and demanded immediate transfer of traffic Magistrate, Jammu on whose directions the e-challans were issued against vehicles which were parked in the court parking area.They also sought directions to be issued to traffic officials to halt issuance of e-challan across Jammu region for the time being. .During protest, all vehicles were stopped from entering the Jammu High Court including the vehicle of a High Court Judge..Senior advocate K Nirmal Kotwal told Bar & Bench that many lawyers, whose vehicles had been parked in the court's parking area, were issued e-challan.He asked how such challans could be issued since the vehicles were parked in the spot designated for parking. .Advocate Irfan Khan said that a direction should be given to traffic officials to halt issuance of e-challan in Jammu region as was done in Kashmir..A traffic court in Srinagar had directed the traffic police in Kashmir to halt issuance of e-challan for seizure of vehicles till technical glitches faces by the system are resolved. No such directions have been issued for the Jammu region till date.
