Former Attorney General, Padma awardee Soli J Sorabjee succumbs to COVID-19 ANI | Updated: Apr 30, 2021 11:48 IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Former Attorney General (AG), Padma awardee and one of the topmost lawyers in the country, Soli J Sorabjee passed away on Friday at the age of 91, due to COVID-19.
Soli and his wife had tested COVID-19 positive, some days back. His wife is in the process of recovering from the disease. However, Soli, unfortunately, succumbed to the disease.
Soli was born on March 9, 1930, to a Parsi family and was a champion of freedom of speech and expression.
Soli, who served as the AG from 1989-90 and then from 1998-2004, is survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.
Supreme Court gives clearance to special Covid care centre at Pragati Maidan
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Last Updated: Apr 29, 2021, 11:01 PM IST
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The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) had earlier written to the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana to convert the new advocates chamber building into a Covid-19 care centre for lawyers, court staff, and their families.
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In its press release, the apex court said that its administration has conveyed its in-principle concurrence to the initiative of the SCBA for setting up of temporary in-patient facility for Covid-19 patients in the Supreme Court Complex.
The Supreme Court on Thursday gave formal clearance to a special Covid care centre at the new additional building complex in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court administration has agreed in-principle to a proposal of bar body SCBA for setting up of a temporary in-patient Covid-19 facility in the new chamber building for lawyers here. Earlier, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) led by president and senior advocate Vikas Singh had submitted a representation to Chief Justice N V Ramana that the new chamber building, meant for lawyers, of the top court at Pragati Maidan here be considered for opening as the Covid care centre. Granting in-principle concurrence, the top court administration made clear that the staff of Supreme Court Registry will not be associated with the proposed facility and it is for the government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to decide as to how to operate the facility .
SC gives clearance to special Covid care centre at Pragati Maidan ANI | Updated: Apr 29, 2021 22:41 IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday gave formal clearance to a special Covid care centre at the new additional building complex in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) had earlier written to the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana to convert the new advocates chamber building into a Covid-19 care centre for lawyers, court staff, and their families.
In its press release, the apex court said that its administration has conveyed its in-principle concurrence to the initiative of the SCBA for setting up of temporary in-patient facility for Covid-19 patients in the Supreme Court Complex.
SCBA urged Medanta Hospital to set up COVID care centre at lawyers chamber building (File)
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Thursday wrote to Naresh Trehan of Medanta hospital at Gurgaon to set up a temporary in-patient facility for COVID-19 patients in the new lawyers chamber building of the top court.
SCBA president and senior advocate Vikas Singh urged the managing director of the hospital to set up the centre after the AAP-led Delhi government expressed its inability in doing so.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court administration agreed in in-principle to the proposal of SCBA for setting up of a temporary in-patient facility for COVID-19 patients in the new chamber building.