[COVID] Uttarakhand High Court to function in virtual mode from Jan 10

The Uttarakhand High Court and subordinate courts in several districts of the State will function only in virtual mode from Monday..According to a notification issued by the High Court, the decision has been taken keeping in view the ‘alarming rise’ in the Covid-19 cases as well as the health guidelines issued by the Cental and State governments.“Where print out of a judgment/order, uploaded in CIS/NJDG is present before any Court/Tribunal subordinate to the High Court, or before any Authority or Person, the authenticity of such judgment/order shall be ascertained by such Court/Tribunal/Authority/Person by comparing the same with the judgment/order uploaded in the CIS/NJDG, and where the authenticity has been so ascertained, the said Court/Tribunal/Authority/Person shall not press for the certified copy, and shall act, as if the print out, so presented, is the certified copy,” read the notification..At district level, courts of Dehradun (except Chakrata outlying court), Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar along with outlying courts at Haldwani, Ramnagar, Kotdwar and Tanakpur will function in virtual mode and will take up only important matters while other courts can take up cases routinely.“For convenient enforcement of this notification, District Judges may give such directions, which they may deem fit and appropriate and are not inconsistent with the notification for their respective Judgeships,” the notification said.The notification has come in the backdrop of a sitting judge of the High Court having tested positive. The judge was holding Court when his samples were taken and he has now isolated himself..[Read Notification]