Rajasthan High Court to function only partially & virtually till May 3 | Jaipur News

JAIPUR: A full court meeting chaired by Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty on Monday took stock of the situation arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic. The court decided that the high court will function only partially that too virtually. It was decided that only one division bench and four single benches, three for criminal cases and one for civil cases, will be functional in high court, Jaipur till May 3. This decision was taken to reduce the number of employees attending the court.
It was also decided that only urgent cases will be heard in subordinate courts by virtually. The high court had also accepted the suggestion from high court bar association president Bhuvnesh Sharma to set up a Covid care centre at Adivakta Bhawan at Lal Kothi in Jaipur. The state consumer dispute redressal forum has decided to close its circuit benches in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Kota and all other offices from April 19 to May 3 in the light of the state government announcing curfew in the state. Registrar of the forum said all cases dated during this period have been rescheduled.