Govt panel to review new judicial districts

“By this notification,areas that are 1-km away from the Dwarka court complex have been put under the jurisdiction of the Patiala House courts,while applicants living in areas like Uttam Nagar,which are three-km from the Dwarka court,have to approach the Tis Hazari court,which is nearly 30 km away,” Senior Advocate HS Phoolka,who represented the Dwarka Bar Association,said.

The court of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Indermeet Kaur has asked the government to revive the panel within two weeks and directed that the panel must consider issues raised by the Dwarka Court Bar Association and representations of other Bar associations.

The court said it will take a decision within six weeks,after taking note of representations of the lawyers’ body and other stakeholders.

It refused to issue a stay order on the proposed shifting of some courts from Dwarka District courts premises to Patiala House District courts,effective from March 1.

“Let the courts be shifted,they can be shifted back,” Justice Kaul said after Phoolka argued that the shifting would inconvenience litigants.

Man dies as bike collides with truck

A man was killed in Outer Delhi on Sunday night after his motorcycle collided with a truck and caught fire. The incident took place in Samaypur Badli at 10 pm on Sunday when the man — identified as Harbinder — was on his way home.

“When he reached Mukarba Chowk flyover,a truck rammed his motorcycle. The motorcycle’s handle got stuck in the truck but the truck driver did not notice it and kept driving. The bike was dragged for more than 1 km on the road and the bike caught fire,” a senior police officer said.

Harbinder was charred to death. Passersby alerted the police.