About 10,000 lawyers belonging to three lawyers' association at the Calcutta High Court will be on a five-day-long strike from Monday, February 19, in protest against the severe shortage of judges at the court. Currently, the Calcutta High Court has only 29 judges versus the sanctioned strength of 72 judges even as more than 2 lakh cases are pending before the court. Three judges have retired in February. "We are left with no choice but to go on a five-day-long cease work from Monday as the Centre has failed to take any action to fill up the vacancies of judges at the Calcutta High Court," Uttam Majumdar president of the Bar Association of Calcutta High Court said.