The Bombay High Court has extended the life of interim orders pertaining to eviction or demolition or dispossession passed by courts in Maharashtra till January 31, 2021..The Full Bench comprising of Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justices AA Sayed, SS Shinde and KK Tated passed the order today in the suo-motu writ petition registered to monitor the accessibility to courts and allied issues during the lockdown following a letter submitted to the Court by five senior advocates..The Bench observed that interim orders were stayed earlier keeping in mind the grim situation during the pandemic when the citizens could not approach courts and tribunals for relief.."However, now that the situation has improved, and citizens can now access the various forums of justice, the abeyance order need not be extended beyond January 31, 2021, and the suo-motu petition can be disposed of", the Bench said..The Bench had previously extended its stay on interim orders till December 22, 2020. .The Bench had earlier directed all authorities to move slowly when it comes to eviction, demolition and dispossession notices, so that no citizen is compelled to come to Court during the pandemic.
The Bombay High Court has extended the life of interim orders pertaining to eviction or demolition or dispossession passed by courts in Maharashtra till January 31, 2021..The Full Bench comprising of Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justices AA Sayed, SS Shinde and KK Tated passed the order today in the suo-motu writ petition registered to monitor the accessibility to courts and allied issues during the lockdown following a letter submitted to the Court by five senior advocates..The Bench observed that interim orders were stayed earlier keeping in mind the grim situation during the pandemic when the citizens could not approach courts and tribunals for relief.."However, now that the situation has improved, and citizens can now access the various forums of justice, the abeyance order need not be extended beyond January 31, 2021, and the suo-motu petition can be disposed of", the Bench said..The Bench had previously extended its stay on interim orders till December 22, 2020. .The Bench had earlier directed all authorities to move slowly when it comes to eviction, demolition and dispossession notices, so that no citizen is compelled to come to Court during the pandemic.
