16 out of 25 high courts resume physical hearing
16 out of 25 high courts resume physical hearing
NEW DELHI: A total of 16 out of 25 high courts in the country have resumed physical hearings which had stopped following the coronavirus-induced lockdown, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
Nine high courts have not yet resumed physical hearings and are hearing matters virtually, the House was informed.
The Government was asked whether many of the high courts are still functioning only through virtual hearing.
In his written reply, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “Nine high courts are still functioning through virtual hearing only.”
These high courts are Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab and Haryana and Sikkim.
LS adjourned five times as logjam over farm laws continues; stop monologue, start dialogue, Oppn tells Centre in RS
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Govt has its priorities : Delhi HC on vaccine for judges, lawyers
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New Delhi, Feb 4 : While hearing a petition seeking inclusion of judges and advocates in the first phase of the Covid vaccination drive in the country, the Delhi High Court on Thursday said that it sees no reason to change the priorities set by the Central government.
The government aims to vaccinate nearly 30 crore people in the first phase, which includes three crore healthcare and frontline workers and 27 crore elderly people, mostly above the age of 50 years with comorbidities such as diabetes, heart or liver ailments.
No timeline set for holding simultaneous Lok Sabha, assembly polls: Govt in Parliament
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The Centre has been toying with the idea for quite some time now.The government think-tank, NITI Aayog, had suggested synchronised two-phase Lok Sabha and assembly polls from 2024 to ensure minimum campaign-mode disruption to governance.
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NEW DELHI: The government has not set any timeline for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
In written reply to a question, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice had examined the issue of simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies in consultation with various stakeholders, including the Election Commission.
Opposition protests outside Parliament; BJP flays Congress
January 29, 2021
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party leaders stage a protest against the farm reform laws, during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday - Manvender Vashist
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party leaders stage a protest against the farm reform laws, during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday - Manvender Vashist×
Rahul says farmers’ protest will spread
The budget session of Parliament started on a stormy note as the Opposition boycotted President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to the joint session and protested in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Parliament House complex. They condemned the police attempts to evacuate the protesters from Delhi borders. The BJP termed the Opposition’s stand as ‘unfortunate.’
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