One of the debilitating effects of so many High Court hearings, across the country:

critical officers are now engaged full time in replying to queries of HC, studying orders, preparing responses / affidavits and thus there actual work suffering.
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Take Sumitra Dawra - AS in DIPP. She is in charge of securing supplies of oxygen etc. Also COVID positive.

Secretary of DIPP is COVID positive and in ICU.

However, instead of 24X7 devoting to securing supplies, the department is now also engaged in replying to HCs. 2/4
Or take case of Piyush Goyal, Additional Secretary in Home Ministry. In charge of securing logistics for oxygen, seamless movements between states and other such critical tasks.

Piyush Goyal is also forced to spend marge part of his time in High Courts, especially in Delhi. 3/4
Dr. V.G. Somani is one more such case. Instead of engaging 24X7 into securing medicine supplies, putting in time in replying to HCs, listening to lengthy arguments, preparing draft replies and so on.

HC maybe well intentioned. But they must reflect what they are achieving. 4/4
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