The Delhi High Court and the Delhi District Courts will function with restricted physical hearing till February 28, 2022, and will resume complete physical hearing from March 2 onwards.
In the office order notified by the Delhi High Court registry on February 11, 2022, it is directed that a suitable number of Benches shall be constituted as per directions of the Chief Justice for holding physical hearings with effect from February 14, while the remaining Benches are to continue to take up matters through video-conferencing.
Through a separate order, the Principal District and Sessions Judges and the Principal Judge of Family Courts in the national capital have been directed to prepare roster of judicial officers in a manner so as to ensure that around 50% of the total strength of judicial officers hold the court physically while the others take up matters through virtual mode.
“The aforesaid arrangement shall continue up till 28.02.2022 and from 02.03.2022, there shall be complete resumption of physical hearings,” the order reads.
“After complete resumption of physical hearing, the Courts may, in exceptional circumstances on a case-to-case basis, permit hybrid/ video-conferencing hearing,” adds the order.
Furthermore, all the Advocates, staff officials, litigants and other visitors to the Courts have been directed to follow all the Covid-19 protocols, guidelines and directions issued by the Government and court administration from time to time. In addition, all stakeholders are advised to get themselves vaccinated at the earliest.
In view of the sudden spurt and spike in Covid-19 cases in December last year, vide order dated 30.12.2021, it was notified that the Delhi High Court and the Delhi District Courts would function through video-conferencing mode only from January 3, 2022. The said directions were further extended vide order dated January 12, considering the Covid-19 situation at that point of time.
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