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Delhi HC, district courts' functioning restricted till Aug 31 due to Covid

Earlier, the high court had restricted its functioning and that of the district courts till August 14

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The office order issued on Saturday further said the courts of registrars and joint registrars have been directed not to pass any adverse order in non-urgent or routine matters

Press Trust of India New Delhi
The Delhi High Court decided on Saturday to restrict its functioning as well as that of the district courts only to urgent matters till August 31 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Administrative and General Supervision Committee of the high court, headed by Chief Justice D N Patel, also directed that subject to complete availability of public transport and the situation in Delhi remaining stable, a plan be evolved for a gradual opening of physical courts from September 1 onwards.

"To begin with, on experimental basis, around one-fourth of the courts can resume physical functioning on a rotational basis