Summer Vacations For Delhi District Courts Preponed In View Of Covid 19 Surge

In view of the alarming rise of covid 19 in the national capital, the summer vacations for Delhi district courts have been preponed .

The office order published by the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court, it has been stated thus:

"The Hon'ble Full Court has been pleased to prepone the Summer Vacation for the District Courts in Delhi for the year 2021 and order that the District Courts (except the Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates) in Delhi will remain closed for Summer Vacation from Monday, 17th May 2021 to Thursday, 3rd June 2021 (both days inclusive)."

May 17 to June 15 shall be the vacation period for the members of the Delhi Judicial Service falling under the Delhi Judicial Service (Leave) Rules, 2011.

"The Courts presided over by the officers of Delhi Judicial Service (except the Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates) shall remain closed for Summer Vacation from 17th May 2021 to 3rd June 2021 (both days inclusive) and the Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates shall remain closed for Summer Vacation from 17th May 2021 to 27th May 2021 (both days inclusive)". The order reads.

Furthermore, it has been provided that the cases listed between 17 May 2021 to June 3 shall be taken up from June 14 to June 30 "on the corresponding working days and the existing system of hearing the matters shall continue upto June 30."

"All the Principal District and Sessions Judges and Principal Judges (Family Court) shall ensure that bare minimum staff is called physically and that the majority of the staff officials mandatorily work from home, till the time the situation becomes normal." The order reads.

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