Important Rulings Of Justice Vipin Sanghi As Delhi High Court Judge

Justice Vipin Sanghi bid farewell to the Delhi High Court this week, after serving as a Judge for over 16 phenomenal years and precisely 5,872 days. Justice Sanghi has now sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.Justice Sanghi was appointed as the Additional Judge of the High Court of Delhi with effect from May 29, 2006 and was confirmed as a Judge on 11th February, 2008.In his long and successful judicial career, Justice Sanghi has been known, both by the Bar and the Bench, for his judicial discipline, kindness and legal acumen. In his farewell speech, Justice Sanghi appealed to the judges of the lower as well as higher judiciary of Delhi, to give their best to achieve the objective of justice dispensation with honesty, integrity and independence."I realized that we all hold this position as a public trust. It is that Public trust that we have to discharge and that can be done only with complete honesty. There is no room for any biases or for or against anything, either in court or outside," he said.Justice Sanghi added "In my view, if the institution of judiciary has to achieve its intended goal of dispensing justice without fear or favour and in accordance with constitution and laws, we have to function with complete honesty, integrity and independence."When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world and patients in the national capital were reeling for oxygen and medical resources, it was the bench led by Justice Sanghi which ensured that adequate facilities are timely available to the citizens of Delhi. From day to day hearings, sometimes ending late in the night, Justice Sanghi made sure that not only are the judicial orders implemented in the right spirit by the Governmental authorities but he also ensured that hearings in such cases of public importance are followed up on a regular basis. Speaking in his farewell reference, Justice Siddharth Mridul said "Something which never came in public domain was that in all this time, his own close relatives were suffering from COVID and despite that Justice Sanghi devoted all his time to address the grievances of the citizens of Delhi."He added, "Justice Sanghi made sure that the grievances of the people of Delhi regarding hospitals, oxygen and medicines were met immediately and instantaneously. It is unfortunate that Dr. KK Aggarwal, his brother in law, a celebrated doctor who was himself a trouble shooter for him and the extended family and also to the people of Delhi at large, succumbed to COVID. Justice Sanghi held the Court for weeks and passed numerous orders to overcome the scarcities which I have described and which are within the knowledge of all."Justice Sanghi has been known for his concerns regarding city centric issues on varied aspects revolving around the society at large. From issues such as air pollution and mosquito infestation to illegal hawking and squatting of vendors in public places, Justice Sanghi has relentlessly passed strictures to the authorities for ensuring that judicial orders are not limited to the court hearings and are positively implemented on ground. Not only has Justice Sanghi been a public spirited judge, his legal acumen and understanding of legal issues is known to all. While he bid farewell to the Delhi High Court, Justice Sanghi expressed concern about how the process of appointment of judges over the years has become more time consuming and uncertain.He said "The process of appointment over the years has become more time consuming and more uncertain. This has dissuaded many meritorious senior advocates and other advocates from giving their consent to be considered by the Collegium of High Court for recommending their names for judgeship."He also to emphasised the need to tackle the issue of pendency of cases. While stating that the Delhi High Court, in the past few years, saw reduction in pendency of cases owing to reasonable bench strength, Justice Sanghi remarked that the appointments did not keep pace with the retirements, transfers and elevation of judges.Over these long years as a Delhi High Court Judge, Justice Sanghi has delivered a series of remarkable and important judgements, ranging over varied streams of law. In this piece, LiveLaw has chronologically listed some of the major judgements and orders delivered by a Bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi. Suo Moto Cognizance taken by Justice Vipin SanghiDelhi HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Video About Failure Of COVID-19 Helplines; Issues Directions To Centre, Delhi GovtAmid COVID-19 pandemic, a bench headed by Justice Vipin Sanghi took suo moto cognisance of the grievances faced by a citizen whose mother was COVID-19 positive. The Court had directed both the Centre as well as the Delhi Government to place on record the the status of arrangements and helplines put in place to deal with serious COVID19 patients who needed hospitalisation.The Bench had further directed both the governments to assess the adequacy of the helpline capacity and...

Important Rulings Of Justice Vipin Sanghi As Delhi High Court Judge

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