BREAKING : Delhi High Court Automatically Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Subordinate Courts Till July 16

Taking note of the limited functioning of Courts on account of the COVID19 surge, the Delhi High Court has suo moto extended the interim orders passed by it and the courts subordinate to it, which were subsisting as on April 19 or expiring after that, till July 16.

"Taking suo moto cognizance of the aforesaid extraordinary circumstances, under Article 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India, it is hereby ordered that in all matters pending before this court and courts subordinate to this court, wherein such interim orders issued were subsisting as on 19.04.2021and expired or will expire thereafter, the same shall stand automatically extended till 16.07.2021 or until further orders, except where any orders to the contrary have been passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in any particular matter, during the intervening period", a full bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi, Rekha Palli and Talwant Singh ordered.

The Court clarified that if the aforesaid extension of interim order causes any hardship of an extreme nature to a party to such proceeding, they would be at liberty to seek appropriate relief, as may be advised.

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