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Delhi High Court Bar requests Chief Justice for resumption of physical functioning of courts

The Delhi High Court Bar Association has resolved and requested the Chief Justice and his companion Judges of the Delhi High Court to issue directions for expeditious resumption of complete physical functioning of the Delhi High Court and the Courts subordinate to it.

The Executive Committee of the DHCBA after a detailed discussion and deliberation and after examining Government statistics unanimously passed the resolution stating, “there can be absolutely no justification at all for not resuming complete physical functioning of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in the manner it was functioning prior to· the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of COVID 19 in the month of March 2020.”

The Committee also conveyed gratitude to the Chief Justice and companion Judges for the decision increasing the number of Benches holding Physical Hearing to 11.

The resolution further noted that the Executive Committee will ensure that the members of the Bar and others visiting the Court complexes, scrupulously maintain COVID-19 appropriate behavior, wear masks at all times and adhere to the social distancing guidelines.

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The Committee stated that there can be no justification at all for not resuming complete physical functioning of the Delhi High Court in the manner it was functioning prior to the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the month of March 2020.

-India Legal Bureau

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