5 Delhi HC benches to hold courts from Sept

New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Thursday said five of its benches will start holding physical courts on a rotation basis from September 1, and issued standard operating procedure ( SOP) for it.

The Delhi high court added that the remaining benches shall continue taking up matters through the virtual mode.

ALL THE pending matters listed before the high court from Sept. 1 to 30 would be adjourned to Nov. 3 to December 7 respectively

The Delhi high court Thursday said five of its benches will start holding physical courts on a rotation basis from September 1, and issued standard operating procedure ( SOP) for it.

The HC, which has been conducting hearings through video conferencing since March 24 to contain the spread of ongoing Covid pandemic, said the remaining benches shall continue taking up matters through the virtual mode.

The cause list will specify in advance the courts which shall take up matters through physical hearing and those through video conferencing.

Though the high court will open on all five days in a week, the benches will sit on rotation basis. An office order issued by Registrar General Manoj Jain said that while considering the matter regarding resumption of physical functioning of the high court, the suspension of functioning of court has been extended till September 30.

All the pending matters listed before the high court from September 1 to 30 would be adjourned to November 3 to December 7 respectively, the order said. As per the SOP, the entry in the court blocks for the purpose of attending physical hearings will be restricted to only one advocate per party whose case is listed that day and party- in- person who is pursuing his/ her case without any legal assistance.