The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the resumption of physical hearings from September 1 onwards. The court said that five benches will hold the court hearings on a rotational basis, whereas the remaining benches will continue hearing matters virtually.
An office order issued by Registrar General Manoj Jain said that the benches shall take up the matter as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
It has further been ordered that five benches of this Court, on a rotational basis, shall start holding physical Courts w.e.f. September 1, 2020, while the remaining benches shall continue to take up matters through video conferencing," an official statement said.
The five benches will take up issues as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). The courts of registrars and joint registrars of the courtroom shall proceed to take up issues by way of video convention, the place the information are already scanned.
"Advocates, Party-in-person and registered clerks above the age of 65 years and those suffering from co-morbidities may refrain from appearing in courts. Persons displaying symptoms of flu, fever, cough etc. shall not be permitted entry inside the court complex." said in SOP issued by Delhi High Court.
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