The High Court stated that a decision on the Advocate Protection Act should be made within four weeks, or the Chief Secretary should appear and provide an explanation, as the bill has been stalled since May 2025.

The High Court has expressed its displeasure over the prolonged delay in making a decision on the Advocates Protection Bill-2023, which concerns the safety of lawyers in the state. A division bench comprising Justices Mahendra Kumar Goyal and Bhuvan Goyal stated that the government should make a final decision on the bill within four weeks. Alternatively, the Chief Secretary should appear before the High Court and provide an explanation. The division bench issued this direction while hearing a petition filed by Prahlad Sharma, the former president of the High Court Bar Association, Jaipur.