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#SupremeCourt to hear a contempt petition against Punjab authorities for failing to persuade farmers' leader #jagjitsinghdallewal to be hospitalised amidst farmers resisting #dallewal's shifting from the protest site.

In the last hearing, it was informed that Dallewal has accepted medical aid after talks with Union Gov.

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Bench: Justices Surya Kant and NK Singh

Read report of last hearing: livelaw.in/top-stories/fa…

matter taken up

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: discussion going on

AG Gurminder Singh: 14 and 21 Feb, there was a discussion- 19 March is the date of meeting

J Kant: Pay something to the committee-one of the members is a full time and he is not getting anything

J Kant: how many meetings taken place?

Singh: twice on the site

Order: it is stated that negotiation and talks are going on which two Ministers of State participated. Keeping developments in view, post it on..we have perused interim status report..we appreciate the committee's efforts so far.

Orders: while most members of high powered committee are serving or retired dignitaries, one members is a full time member is not holding any office. consequences, as interim measure, he may be paid 1 lac for the meeting in addition..and similarly, 2 lac per meeting may be paid to chairperson. the other members , who are not drawing any money, may be paid an honorarium of 1 lac. interim status report be supplied to Union.

J Kant: one intervention application by Prof. Kanta Prasad, not necessary to be taken at this stage.