NEW DELHI, 4 March, 2021 (TON): A letter highlighting the threat to the life and property of the district court lawyers and judges have been written to the Delhi High Court, Chief Justice D.N. Patel highlighted.

The letter points out that it has been written in the heart of the national capital due to the defunct CCTV cameras.

“I wish to bring to your kind notice the severe security threat to life and property of not just the lawyers and the judges functioning out of the Patiala House Court premise but also to the highly secured neighborhood,” the letter stated.

“Clearly the factum of the Cameras being faulty and non-functional was in the knowledge of the senior officials of the Delhi Police and CPWD and yet no corrective measures were taken by them to repair the same,” the letter further read.

The letter asserted, “Such immediate and urgent action is prayed for in order to ensure the safety and security of the judges, lawyers and the litigants visiting the Patiala House court complex and further to prevent any unfortunate incident which may be a result of such serious security  lapse.”

Advocate Singh requested that a high-level committee be constituted immediately to investigate the serious negligence on part of the concerned Police officials along with the CPWD officials and those guilty be proceeded against with legal action.

The probe started when a laptop of a lawyer was stolen from his chamber in the court on 2 March.