DELHI HIGH COURT
PRATHIBA M.SINGH
Ankur Gosain – Appellant
Versus
Government of NCT of Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)--This hearing has been done through video conferencing.
2. The present petition has been filed by two lawyers Mr. Ankur Gosain and Ms. Chhavi Khungar, who are both enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi (hereinafter, `BCD'). The Petitioners wish to avail of the benefits under the Chief Minister's Advocates' Welfare Scheme (hereinafter, `Scheme') notified on 20th March, 2020.
3. This Court has passed detailed orders in a batch of matters including WP(C) 3362/2020, titled Bar Council of India through its Chairman v. GNCTD in which insurance policies have been directed to be processed in favour of lawyers enrolled with the BCD. The Petitioners submit that their names have not been included in the list of beneficiaries. Similarly, an application for impleadment has been filed on behalf of Ms. Gunjan Bansal stating that her name is not being included in the list of beneficiaries. Since similar issues are raised by the impleadment applicant, CM APPL. 735/2021 for impleadment is allowed.
4. In view of the fact that the Scheme is available for all lawyers enrolled with the BCD who are residing in Delhi, the BCD is directed to carry out a verifica
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