High Court, District Courts to resume complete physical functioning from March 2

 

The High Court of Delhi has decided that it, along with the District Courts in Delhi, will resume complete physical functioning from March 2 onwards. The HC and the District Courts have been functioning through ‘hybrid’ or virtual-hearing format since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.

In the administrative order, announcing the resumption of physical hearings, Registrar General Manoj Jain also pointed out that after the complete resumption of physical hearing, “the Courts may, in exceptional circumstances on a case-to-case basis, permit hybrid video-conferencing hearing”.

The HC order said, “The advocates, staff officials, litigants and other visitors to the Courts shall follow all the Covid-19 protocols, guidelines, directions, etc. issued by the Govt. of India, Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Court administration from time to time".

It also advised all stakeholders to get themselves vaccinated at the earliest.

In the meantime, a “suitable number” of Benches of the High Court will begin physical hearings from Feb 14, the administrative order said. “The remaining Benches shall continue to take up matters through videoconferencing. However, all Benches of this Court shall take up cases as per the existing system of listing of matters,” the order further said.

In a separate administrative order, the HC said, “all the Principal District and Sessions Judges and the Principal Judge, Family Court (HQs) shall prepare a roster of judicial officers of their respective districts/Family Courts in such a manner that w.e.f. 14.02.2022, around 50% of the total strength of judicial officers hold the court physically while the others take up the matters through virtual mode”.

This arrangement at the District Courts will continue up till February 28 and from March 02, there will be complete resumption of physical hearings.+

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