<p>In view of the nationwide lockdown in view of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, the Calcutta High Court has decided to hear extreme urgent matters via video-conferencing through skype conference call.</p>.<p>As per the Notice issued by the High Court, Advocate-on-Record/Party-in person is first required to file a scanned copy of urgent petition/application and documents, alongwith Form-A or Form-B, whichever is necessary, through an email to '<strong>rghc_cal@rediffmail.com’. </strong></p>.<p>AOR/Party-in-Person are requested not to send such e-mails to any other e-mail ids.</p>.<p>The email must contain a prayer for exemption from filing duly affirmed affidavit with an undertaking that deficit court fees will be paid within 48 hours of opening the High Court, after attaining normalcy.</p>.<p>Thereafter, the AOR/Party-in-person is required to separately email a signed and verified application containing a synopsis of extreme urgency, latest by 2:00 pm on the day preceeding the day of sitting of the High Court's Benches, subject to the permission to do otherwise. </p>.<p>The application must, inter-alia contain:</p><p>- the case-details;</p><p>- Bench-details;</p><p>- contact details of the AOR/party in-person including e-mail id etc. </p>.<p>The AOR/Party-in-person are also requested to mention their ‘Skype’ contact details. </p>.<p>The application must also contain a separate paragraph giving consent that the matter may be taken up through the Video-Conferencing mode, along with the clarification as to whether he/she would link through own desktop/laptop/mobile or would prefer to avail such facility in the High Court premises. </p>.<p>Upon approval of the urgency by the Presiding Judge of the Bench(es), the case(s) would be enlisted in the cause-list to be published on the High Court website.</p>.<p>An intimation regarding time of sitting of the Bench(es) and approximate time of the hearing of their case(s) shall also be sent to the concerned AOR/Party-in-Person on the Mobile Number and e-mail as mentioned in the application.</p>.<p>If the Advocate/Party-in-Person is unable to connect through video-conferencing due to non-availability of hardware/network on any given date, the matter would be listed on the next date and the AOR/Party-in-Person may appear through Video-Conferencing facility available in the High Court premises. </p>.<p>Since the prevailing situation demands that the persons be discouraged from undertaking any kind of travel, AORs/Parties-in-persons are advised to refrain from exercising the option of participating in the hearing through video-conferencing facility available at the High Court. </p>.<p>During this period, the Registry would keep only those offices open, with skeletal staff, which may be required to facilitate the holding of the Court for extreme urgent cases. </p>.<p><em>Read the Notice:</em></p>
<p>In view of the nationwide lockdown in view of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, the Calcutta High Court has decided to hear extreme urgent matters via video-conferencing through skype conference call.</p>.<p>As per the Notice issued by the High Court, Advocate-on-Record/Party-in person is first required to file a scanned copy of urgent petition/application and documents, alongwith Form-A or Form-B, whichever is necessary, through an email to '<strong>rghc_cal@rediffmail.com’. </strong></p>.<p>AOR/Party-in-Person are requested not to send such e-mails to any other e-mail ids.</p>.<p>The email must contain a prayer for exemption from filing duly affirmed affidavit with an undertaking that deficit court fees will be paid within 48 hours of opening the High Court, after attaining normalcy.</p>.<p>Thereafter, the AOR/Party-in-person is required to separately email a signed and verified application containing a synopsis of extreme urgency, latest by 2:00 pm on the day preceeding the day of sitting of the High Court's Benches, subject to the permission to do otherwise. </p>.<p>The application must, inter-alia contain:</p><p>- the case-details;</p><p>- Bench-details;</p><p>- contact details of the AOR/party in-person including e-mail id etc. </p>.<p>The AOR/Party-in-person are also requested to mention their ‘Skype’ contact details. </p>.<p>The application must also contain a separate paragraph giving consent that the matter may be taken up through the Video-Conferencing mode, along with the clarification as to whether he/she would link through own desktop/laptop/mobile or would prefer to avail such facility in the High Court premises. </p>.<p>Upon approval of the urgency by the Presiding Judge of the Bench(es), the case(s) would be enlisted in the cause-list to be published on the High Court website.</p>.<p>An intimation regarding time of sitting of the Bench(es) and approximate time of the hearing of their case(s) shall also be sent to the concerned AOR/Party-in-Person on the Mobile Number and e-mail as mentioned in the application.</p>.<p>If the Advocate/Party-in-Person is unable to connect through video-conferencing due to non-availability of hardware/network on any given date, the matter would be listed on the next date and the AOR/Party-in-Person may appear through Video-Conferencing facility available in the High Court premises. </p>.<p>Since the prevailing situation demands that the persons be discouraged from undertaking any kind of travel, AORs/Parties-in-persons are advised to refrain from exercising the option of participating in the hearing through video-conferencing facility available at the High Court. </p>.<p>During this period, the Registry would keep only those offices open, with skeletal staff, which may be required to facilitate the holding of the Court for extreme urgent cases. </p>.<p><em>Read the Notice:</em></p>
