Denied a chamber, woman advocate forced to work from car for over a decade in Bihar

Anita Jha heads to the Civil Court in the Madhubani district of Bihar after completing her morning tasks at home, which include caring for her cows. She goes there not only to attend hearings but also to carry on her protracted fight for dignity at work.

A practising advocate with nearly 30 years of experience, Jha says she has been denied one of the most basic professional necessities: a chamber of her own. For more than a decade now, she has been forced to work out of her car on the court premises.