Chennai Apr 23 PTI Advocates may seek permission to appear online before the Supreme Court Chief Justice of India Justice N V Ramana said here on SaturdaySpeaking on aspects related to inclusivity at an event held at the Madras High Court Justice Ramana batted for higher representation of women at all levels of the legal profession Inclusivity does not stop with only representation of women The social and geographical diversity of the nation must find reflection at all levels of the judiciary he saidA judge from a particular region understands the issues of that area better and a judge from a marginalised section of the society could understand the issues of the marginalised people betterAnother aspect of inclusivity relates to the geographical barriers faced by both litigants and lawyers while appearing before the Constitutional courts he notedReferring to senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson introducing a private members Bill in Parliament to enable setting up of regional benches of the Supreme Court he said I am not aware if the Government of India has expressed its views on this subject Further the top courts Chief Justice said I have in consultation with brother and sister judges in the Supreme Court continued with online hearing for miscellaneous days which we had started during the pandemic On non-miscellaneous days advocates can still seek the permission of the court to appear online he saidThis is to enable advocates from all over the country to continue their practice before the Supreme Court I hope this practise continues and is further strengthened in the future He appreciated the Tamil Nadu government for extending a helping hand to lawyersI would like to compliment the Chief Minister M K Stalin who is working hard for the bright future of the state Chief Justice Mr Bhandari informs me that the Chief Minister and the government are extremely co-operative in his efforts to strengthen the judiciary PTI VGN ROH ROH

New Delhi Mar 29 PTI Advocates of national integration waived entertainment tax for Amar Akbar Anthony while the abettors of disintegration and disharmony waive it for The Kashmir Files Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on TuesdayHe stressed that tax incentives reflect the direction in which the government wants society to goThe Kashmir Files which has found support from the BJP but has been described as one-sided and communal by detractors has been given tax-free status by many BJP-ruled statesResponding to a Twitter post that said that earlier films promoting Hindu-Muslim unity were made tax-free and now those that can cause riots were being given that status Tharoor tweeted Yes let us have no doubt that tax incentives reflect the direction in which the government wants our society to go National integration advocates waived entertainment tax for Amar Akbar Anthony the abettors of disintegration and disharmony waive it for Kashmir Files he tweetedAmar Akbar Anthony is a 1977 film directed and produced by Manmohan Desai in which Vinod Khanna Rishi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan starred in lead rolesProduced by Zee Studios The Kashmir Files depicts the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir following systematic killings of people from the community by Pakistan-backed terrorists PTI ASK ASK NSD NSD