Plea in Uttarakhand High Court seeks subsistence allowance, waiver of rent and electricity bill etc. for Lawyers during COVID-19 Lockdown

The petition makes a case that “lawyers constitute a separate class of persons and are entitled to separate financial and other relief measures” from the state and the Bar Councils of India and Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand High Court at Nainital
Uttarakhand High Court at Nainital
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Even as the country enters into Day 4 of the extended COVID-19 lockdown, a writ petition for providing subsistence allowance for lawyers who are deprived of work since March 24 has been filed in the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital.

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