<p>The Delhi High Court today asked Delhi Government to decide a representation seeking arrangement of COVID-19 testing labs in court premises for advocates, judicial officers and their staff. <em>(Vishesh Verma vs Govt of NCT of Delhi)</em></p>.<p>A Division Bench of Chief Justice <strong>DN Patel </strong>and <strong>Prateek Jalan</strong> asked the Delhi Government to decide the representation in accordance with the law as expeditiously as possible and practicable.</p>.<p>The Court was hearing a petition preferred by Advocate Vishesh Verma seeking the same relief i.e. arranging facility in court premises for collection of COVID-19 samples and their testing for the legal fraternity.</p>.<p>The Petitioner asserted that after doctors and police, advocates had most public dealings and were at the risk of getting infected with the virus.</p>.<p>“<em>..more than people running the chemist shops? Grocery shops?</em>”, Justice Prateek Jalan questioned.</p>.<p>The Petitioner pointed out that there had been many instances in the city of judicial officers and court staff being infected with COVID-19 and that the number of infected persons may go up to 5.5 lakh in some time.</p><p><em>“..that is not only for lawyers”</em>, the Court remarked.</p>.<p>In response to the petition, counsel for Delhi Government, Advocate <strong>Jawahar Raja </strong>stated that setting up a testing facility was not practicable given the aerosolization in the surrounding with the virus at the time of testing.</p>.<p>The Court, thereafter, noted that the representation of the Petitioner on the issue was still pending with the Delhi Government.</p>.<p>The petition was thus disposed of with a direction to the Delhi Government to decide the pending representation. </p>
<p>The Delhi High Court today asked Delhi Government to decide a representation seeking arrangement of COVID-19 testing labs in court premises for advocates, judicial officers and their staff. <em>(Vishesh Verma vs Govt of NCT of Delhi)</em></p>.<p>A Division Bench of Chief Justice <strong>DN Patel </strong>and <strong>Prateek Jalan</strong> asked the Delhi Government to decide the representation in accordance with the law as expeditiously as possible and practicable.</p>.<p>The Court was hearing a petition preferred by Advocate Vishesh Verma seeking the same relief i.e. arranging facility in court premises for collection of COVID-19 samples and their testing for the legal fraternity.</p>.<p>The Petitioner asserted that after doctors and police, advocates had most public dealings and were at the risk of getting infected with the virus.</p>.<p>“<em>..more than people running the chemist shops? Grocery shops?</em>”, Justice Prateek Jalan questioned.</p>.<p>The Petitioner pointed out that there had been many instances in the city of judicial officers and court staff being infected with COVID-19 and that the number of infected persons may go up to 5.5 lakh in some time.</p><p><em>“..that is not only for lawyers”</em>, the Court remarked.</p>.<p>In response to the petition, counsel for Delhi Government, Advocate <strong>Jawahar Raja </strong>stated that setting up a testing facility was not practicable given the aerosolization in the surrounding with the virus at the time of testing.</p>.<p>The Court, thereafter, noted that the representation of the Petitioner on the issue was still pending with the Delhi Government.</p>.<p>The petition was thus disposed of with a direction to the Delhi Government to decide the pending representation. </p>