Delhi HC cancels summer break due to time lost in light of COVID -19, will remain functional in June

Delhi HC cancels summer break due to time lost in light of COVID -19, will remain functional in June.

On Thursday, the Delhi High Court agreed to suspend this year's summer vacation scheduled from June 1-30, in order to account for the loss of working hours due to the coronavirus pandemic lockout. It has also cancelled subordinate court summer holidays in June.

The decision was taken at a meeting of Delhi High Court Chief Justice DN Patel and other judges considering the difficulty and difficulties faced by litigants due to the lockdown and consequent suspension of the functioning of the courts which are currently hearing matters of serious urgency only through video conferencing.

This decision was taken by the Full Court on April 9, in order to compensate for the loss of court working hours and to ensure the earliest possible restoration of normality in the functioning of the courts, "said a statement released by the high court. The resolution said," Because during the time of suspension of service, the hearing is limited to matters of an extremely urgent nature or urgent nature, there is no such thing as urgency.