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Chandigarh, July 20
In virtually a Chief Justice-versus-Chief Justice case, a former Chief Justice and Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice NK Sodhi, today moved the HC against the installation of “surveillance cameras” at the residence of the present Chief Justice.
Living opposite the official residence of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha in Sector 4, Karnataka High Court’s former Chief Justice Sodhi claimed that the high-resolution, infra-red cameras installed on the “tall poles” violated his right to privacy.
His counsel Rajiv Atma Ram, Arjun Partap Atma Ram and Brijesh Khosla contended: “The cameras can record persons and cars and other vehicles coming to, leaving, going in, and going out of the petitioner s residence; they can look into the front and the side portion of the petitioner s built-up house. Thus, there is an invasion of privacy of all residents of (his) house number 36, Sector 4, Chandigarh….”
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1 The High Court also made it clear that the District and Sessions Judges across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh would take a call on the mode of hearing cases after taking into consideration the prevailing local conditions.
Chandigarh, April 17
Amid an increase in Covid-19 cases and reports of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha testing positive for the virus, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today suspended physical hearing of cases. The High Court also made it clear that the District and Sessions Judges across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh would take a call on the mode of hearing cases after taking into consideration the prevailing local conditions.
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Delhi High Court Chief Justice D N Patel and Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday. According to court sources, both the judges are fine and under home isolation.
Sources informed PTI that while Chief Justice D N Patel is asymptomatic, Chief Justice Rai Shanker Jha has reported a few symptoms of the virus.
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