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We never asked for 5-star Covid facility, Delhi HC on beds for judiciary in Ashoka hotel

New Delhi, (the states. news) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday clarified that it has never asked the Delhi government to make 5-star Covid arrangements for its Judges and officials and ordered the government to take corrective steps in terms of the order or else the court will quash it.
“This is very misleading, High Court has not made any such request and no communication was made in this regard, ” a division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli said as quoted by LiveLaw.
The Delhi government has reserved 100 rooms in the luxurious Ashoka Hotel in central Delhi for judges and other court staff for availing Covid facilities. The order drew criticism from the media and other organisations and people as it came at a time when common man in the national capital is running pillar to post for a Covid bed. (uni) (media saheb.com)