High court to remain closed till April 24
PRAYAGRAJ: The High Court and its offices at Allahabad and Lucknow will remain closed from April 20 to April 24 to break the chain of Covid-19 infection.
The committee of Allahabad High Court formed for the purpose of taking preventive and remedial measures for combating the threat of Covid-19, has further cleared that there shall be no physical filing/e-filing during the period.
Only urgent cases will be taken up by the courts only through virtual modes with effect from April 26, 2021, as per a notification released by registrar protocol Ashish Kumar Srivastava. All these modalities and arrangements have been approved by acting Chief Justice
Sanjay Yadav, the notification stated.
The committee further directed that the district magistrates – Prayagraj and Lucknow and chief medical officer (CMO) at Prayagraj and Lucknow will ensure arrangement of covid-19 medicines and oxygen cylinders in adequate numbers at respective covid-19 hospitals at Allahabad and Lucknow.