The High Court of Bombay has issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for resumption of physical hearing at the Principal Seat, High Court of Bombay and its Benches with effect from Monday, 14th February 2022 to Friday, 4th March 2022.
The directions mentioned in the revised SOP are as follows:
1) The benches functioning at Principal Seat at Bombay, benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad and High Court of Bombay at Goa will take up their regular assignment physically.
2) The practice of mentioning the matters for circulation by praecipes through email is discontinued. The Advocates and parties in person may mention their matters for circulation, production, etc. physically before the concerned benches.
3) The Court working hours will be 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
4) The Advocates and parties-in-person shall maintain social distancing while mentioning the matter for circulation / production in the Court Rooms.
5) Entry to the litigants in the High Court premises as well as in the Court Room is restricted, unless their presence is absolutely required.
6) At the Principal Seat at Bombay and the Bench at Aurangabad and also the High Court of Bombay at Goa, the lawyers, who are senior citizens, and lady lawyers, may be permitted to appear through the hybrid system for arguments, subject to the discretion of the learned Judge(s) comprising the respective Bench (es).
Advocates may be accompanied by maximum one colleague and an authorized clerk, if any, in person with proper proof of identification would be permitted to enter the Court premises from the designated entry point i.e. Gate No.4 (behind HSBC Bank Building). The exit point for them shall be Gate No.3 (University side Gate).
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