Rajiv Khosla v. Govt Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 3248/2016 & C.M.No.13849/2016.

RAJIV KHOSLA ..... Petitioner Through:

Petitioner in person with Mr.Surender Chauhan, Mr.Amit Sharma, Mr.Arun Kumar, Mr.Dhiraj K.Singh, Mr.Rishabh Gupta, Advs.

Versus

GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Mr.Rahul Mehra, Sr.Standing Counsel, Mr.Sanjoy Ghose, ASC with Mr.Yash S.Vijay, Ms.Pratishtha Vij, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT NATH

O R D E R

% 26.04.2016 1.

This Public Interest Petition has been filed contending that the lawyers practising in various Courts and Tribunals in Delhi ought to have been granted exemption from the operation of the Odd - Even Scheme introduced by the respondents vide Notification dated 11.04.2016. 2.

It is submitted by Shri Rajiv Khosla, the President of the Delhi High Court Bar Association/the petitioner appearing in person that in view of the practical difficulties being faced by the practising lawyers in discharging their professional duties which in turn has adversely affected the system of administration of justice, the respondents ought to have considered the request of the Advocate community to grant exemption from the scheme in terms of the order of this Court dated 11.01.2016 in W.P.(C) No.11398/2015 and batch.

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3.

Shri Rahul Mehra, the learned Senior Standing Counsel for GNCTD, on instructions, submitted that since the Odd - Even Scheme, Phase-II under the impugned Notification is only for a period of 2 weeks and that the same is about to expire on 30.04.2016, the request of the petitioner for grant of exemption to the practising lawyers would be considered in case the Government proposes to introduce the said scheme again. 4.

The statement of the learned Senior Standing Counsel is placed on record and the writ petition is accordingly disposed of. All legal issues are left open.

CHIEF JUSTICE JAYANT NATH, J APRIL 26, 2016/'anb'

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