SC asks for circulation of letter for early listing of plea on senior designation of advocates
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked lawyers to circulate a letter seeking an early listing and hearing of a plea challenging senior designations conferred on advocates by the Delhi High Court.
Recently, the Delhi High Court designated 70 lawyers as senior advocates and it was conferred after a permanent committee comprising Chief Justice Manmohan, Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Yashwant Varma and others evaluated the candidates.
The process ran into a controversy when senior advocate Sudhir Nandrajog, who was also part of the high court committee, resigned over claims that the final list was prepared without his consent.
On Monday, the plea was mentioned before a top court bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar for an early hearing.
The CJI asked the lawyer to circulate a letter seeking a listing instead of an oral mention.
The CJI has recently stopped the practice of oral mention by lawyers to seek early listing and hearing of fresh cases.
Those designated as senior advocates include Santosh Tripathi, Anurag Ahluwalia, Rajdipa Behura, Anil Soni, Anupam Srivastava, Abhijat, Sumeet Verma, Amit Chadha, Sumeet Pushkarna, Sai Deepak J and Arundhati Katju.
According to sources, the committee evaluated over 300 advocates, except three lawyers whose applications for senior designation have been deferred for now.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
