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Use both sides of paper in court documents, says plea in SC (Lead, with Corrections)
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court by a think tank to seek a direction to the apex court Registry to insist on using both sides of the pages while filing documents like petitions, pleadings, counters, rejoinders and annexures.
Seeking a re-visit to the Registry’s past order that all filings in the top court would be on one side of the paper in double-spaced typing and wide margins, the Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change (CASC) said that doing away with this practice will help save a lot of paper and thus contribute to environmental protection.
CASC counsel Virag Gupta said that when the top court was doing so much for environmental protection and issuing directions to different agencies, why can’t a beginning be made by it (top court) to reduce consumption of paper whose manufacture involves the use of a huge quantity of water and cutting of trees.
The petitioner sought directions that when petitions are filed, the Registry should seek just one copy to cure defects, and only then should more copies of the final petition be filed.
It requires 10 litres of water to make one A4-size paper and a tree on an average yields about 8,433 sheets, the petitioner claimed.
Pointing out that Indian courts are one of the biggest users of paper despite e-filing prevalent in some courts, the CASC said: “At the national level, 13,91,426 and 113,012 new cases were filed in subordinate courts and high courts in the last one month alone.”
Considering all these cases used 50 pages each, using single-side prints, a total of 601,775,200 pages were used. Had both sides of the pages been used, it would have saved approximately 36,108 trees along with 3,00,88,76,000 litres of water, the CASC said.
Coming to the Supreme Court, the think tank said that 61,520 matters/cases were instituted between October 2016 and September 2017.
Considering each case has only two parties, at least eight sets of petitions would be required for filing in the Registry, including four for the court, one each for the counsel of both parties, one for each party. If on an average, a petition is of 100 pages only, a minimum of 4.92 crore papers would be required just for filing.
If both sides of the paper were used while filing fresh cases, CASC said, it would have saved about 2,953 trees in one year alone, apart from 24.6 crore litres of water.
–IANS
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Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma
World-renowned business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has supported Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission. In memory of his mother, Late Veena Verma, who was a 3 term Rajya Sabha MP.
Dr. Verma dedicated a state-of-the-art free permanent shelter for the attendants of patients at KGMU Medical University, Lucknow, under the aegis of Vijay Shree Foundation. His daughter, Nicolle Verma, inaugurated the shelter.
During the event, Foodman Vishal Singh honored Nicolle Verma by presenting her with a memento. Mrs. Nidhi Sharma and Avantika Yadav, associated with the organization, welcomed her with garlands. Following this, Nicolle Verma distributed essential items to the attendants and also handed out fruits. She became emotional remembering her grandmother on her birth anniversary.
On this occasion, she also inaugurated the “Veena Verma Sevalaya” in memory of her grandmother, Veena Verma, to serve the attendants. She expressed, “I feel proud that my family is engaged in nation-building as well as social service. Today, in collaboration with Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh Ji, I feel immensely proud to dedicate this shelter for the poor, helpless, and needy attendants of patients battling serious illnesses like cancer. I am honored to be associated with the Hunger-Free World Mission for humanity.”
Inspired by the continuous humanitarian service provided by Vijay Shree Foundation over the past 17 years, Nicolle Verma donated 10 lakh rupees to support the cause. The purpose of this donation is to ensure that services continue for the needy attendants of patients suffering from severe illnesses in hospitals, as facilitated by Foodman Vishal Singh.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Abhishek Verma’s family has a legacy of public and philanthropic service. They are helping millions to carry forward the values and service work of their parents. On the occasion of his mother’s birth anniversary, Dr. Abhishek Verma dedicated this state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College to serve the attendants of patients through the Vijay Shree Foundation.
Supporting Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission, Dr. Abhishek Verma assured that he would continually support keeping this flame of humanity alive. He also promised to assist in providing medicines to the helpless patients.
Continuing her grandmother’s legacy of service, Nicolle Verma personally served food to the needy patients and attendants. She said, “It is our good fortune to have received the joy of doing this noble work today through Foodman Vishal Singh. I have taken another step forward in carrying my family’s values and cooperation by joining hands with the Vijay Shree Foundation. My father taught me to serve and help the needy, and I feel happy when I bring a smile to someone’s face.”
On the birth anniversary of the late Veena Verma, the event organizer, Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh, said, “We feel proud and happy that Dr. Abhishek Verma, a globally renowned business tycoon, has extended his support to uplift our country from the hunger index. Today, on his mother’s birth anniversary, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College, which will always be helpful for the needy attendants of patients. It is a pleasure for me and the organization to receive the affection of Mr. Verma.”
The event was attended by General Manager Verma Family Office Hemant Garg, Sonu Rajput, and the organization’s volunteers, including Sandeep Singh, Parmeshwar Ji, Prashant Rao Gautam, Balram Singh, Ramesh Chaudhary, Suman, Jeetu, Anil, Suraj, Vinay, Manish Bhadauria, Manas Mehrotra, Vivek, Apurv, Happy, and others.