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The direction to file affidavit was passed during the hearing of a suo motu petition started by the Delhi High Court on its own motion to include judicial staff, advocates & judges as frontline workers.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance over issue of the vaccination of judges and the judicial staff. The suo motu cognizance was taken in view of a letter written by the Chairman, Bar Council of Delhi, urging that appropriate directions be issued to the concerned authorities.

The bench comprising Justices U.U. Lalit, Indira Banerjee and K.M. Joseph sought the NIA's response by March 15.

The Court was hearing the Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh challenging the order of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court

The judge while passing the said orders said, "It is indubitably true that every accused has the fundamental right to free and fair investigation as also trial."

The Allahabad High Court on Monday said that with reduction in the number of positive Covid-19 cases in the State, people have put their guards down and have reduced strictness in wearing masks.

Senior Advocate Pradeep Kumar Rai has been elected as the Vice President of the Supreme Court Bar Association 2020-21, while Senior Advocate Vikas Singh was elected as the President of SCBA.

On February 10, Supreme Court Assistant Registrar Srikanth G. Pai informed the SCBA Acting Secretary that an AIIMS Health Advisory Team had recommended holding elections on an online platform.

The duo was arrested along with Faruqui on January 2 for making objectionable comments against Home minister Amit Shah and hindu deities.

A court in the United Kingdom on Thursday ruled that diamond merchant Nirav Modi could be extradited to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering in the Rs 14,000-crore in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case.