Haryana Govt decides to issue e-passes to advocates to travel to Delhi for court/legal work; No objections from Uttar Pradesh Govt either

The Governments of Haryana has agreed to issue e-passes to all advocates/staff who want to visit Delhi for court/legal work. (DHCBA vs UOI Order).The Government of Uttar Pradesh has also stated that it has no objections with regards persons travelling to Delhi from Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad to attend "private office for some urgent professional work". .The development came in the petition made by the Bar Council of Delhi before the Delhi High Court. .Notice in the petition was issued earlier this month and the Respondents were directed to file their counter-affidavits. .Delhi HC issues notice in Bar Council of Delhi plea to allow advocates residing in UP, Haryana to visit their offices in Delhi.The Petitioner's specific grievance was directed against the Governments of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana who were refusing to permit the advocates to cross their borders to reach to their offices in Delhi..A list of more than 6000 Advocates who stay in Haryana but enrolled with the Petitioner was placed before the Government Authorities. .The Haryana Government thus decided to allow such advocates to travel to Delhi on e-passes which could be obtained from 'Saral Haryana' website, the Court was informed. .The Uttar Pradesh Government stated that Nodal Officers had been appointed and a request could be made to them by any person who wished to travel to Delhi from Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad for urgent porfesisonal work..It was added that after a request is made, a one-time pass would be issued. .When the matter was taken up today by a Division Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh, Chairman of Bar Council of Delhi, K C Mittal pointed out that the performa uploaded for issuance of e-passes by Nodal Officers in Uttar Pradesh did not have a separate column for advocates and only pertained to inter-district movement within Uttar Pradesh. .Mittal submitted that for inter-state travel, a separate performa should be rolled out for e-passes, with advocates as a category. It was also stated that e-passes should be issued within half an hour of application and for atleast one week to avoid daily inconvenience..After hearing the parties, the Court adjourned the matter till May 20 to allow counsel for Uttar Pradesh to seek instructions. .Meanwhile, a Division Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar also issued notice in a petition by the Delhi High Court Bar Association, seeking the Court's direction to allow cross-border movement of advocates practising in Delhi..The Bench headed by Justice Sanghi expressed with satisfaction with the arrangement made by Haryana, it said that Uttar Pradesh Gpvernment was also expected to adopt the same method of issuance of e-passes on weekly basis..Read the affidavit given by Uttar Pradesh:.Read the Order: