[Lockdown Extension] Functioning of Delhi High Court, subordinate courts suspended till May 17

In view of the extension of nationwide lockdown on account of COVID-19 pandemic, the functioning of the Delhi High Court and its subordinate courts shall remain suspended till May 17. .A decision to this effect was taken by the Administrative and General Supervision Committee of High Court of Delhi in its meeting held through video conferencing today. .Consequently, all the pending matters which were slated to be listed from May 4 to May 17 stand adjourned to dates in June. The matters listed in the subordinate courts would also be adjourned en bloc.Arrangements qua mentioning and hearing of urgent matters through videoconferencing shall continue as before. .Lockdown: Delhi HC issues further directions to streamline the process of mentioning, allows re-submission of request through a weblink .However, the mentioning link would now be available from 9.00 am to 10.30 am on all working days to further expedite the listing and hearing..No more telephonic mentioning before Delhi High Court; matters to mentioned only through weblinks now.It is informed that since announcement of lockdown, all the courts in Delhi, including High Court, have already dealt with more than 11,427 urgent matters..Delhi High Court 2.0: The Virtual Way .The High Court recently decided to expand its scope of hearings and would thus also take up criminal appeals, matrimonial matters that are ripe for final hearing. .Delhi HC expands the scope of hearing: To take up criminal appeals, matrimonial matters, MACT appeals, etc that are ripe for final hearing.Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court Bar Association has written to Registrar General, High Court, suggesting that chambers in the High Court premise be re-opened in a phased manner after strictly complying with the social distancing norms. . Read the DHCBA Letter: