Calcutta HC Issues Notice On Bar Association's Plea For Scheme For Granting Financial Assistance To Lawyers Amidst COVID Lockdown [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea to frame a scheme for granting financial assistance to lawyers who may require such assistance in view of the fact that work in the courts has come to a standstill.The Bar Council of West Bengal has been required to reply to the allegations in the petition by April 23.The PIL has been registered based on a letter addressed to the...