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Delhi High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of security measures to be implemented in courts in the wake of the Rohini Court firing incident.

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Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh begins hearing matter

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CJ Patel: I am issuing notice today. I want suggestions from all respondents in short bullet points. For checking at courts, everybody is in a hurry, so how do we work around that?

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CJ Patel: We will take up the suggestions. Please share them inter se. All suggestions to be sent to Commissioner of Delhi Police.

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Order: Because of the incident on September 24 at district court in Rohini where firing has taken place and three lives have been lost, there is a need for effective deployment of sufficient number of police personnel, more CCTV cameras

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Fool-proof system of entrance needs to be installed in all Delhi High Court and other Delhi courts. Court calls for metal detectors, UVS system, training for security personnel.

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Matter to be heard next on October 5. Meanwhile, respondents shall give suggestions on affidavit in a page or two, so order can be passed for better security in Delhi courts.

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ASG Chetan Sharma: Suggestions were made in another writ petition filed before Delhi HC.

Copy the suggestions and send them. I have kept all matters under the suo motu matter. Multifarious petitions are not required: CJ Patel

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