Covid 19: Calcutta High Court Extends Interim Orders Passed By It And Subordinate Courts Till July 20

The extension has been granted by a full bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justice I.P. Mukerji, Justice Harish Tandon, Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Subrata Talukdar.

The order was passed in view of the extension of lockdown imposed by the West Bengal government till July 15.

"In view of the extension of lockdown by the Government of West Bengal till July 15, 2021, we extend the interim orders passed in this Writ Petition till July 20, 2021", the order reads.

It has also been directed by the Court that the order must be published on the official website of the Court and also communicated to all subordinate Courts and Tribunals, learned Advocate General, learned Additional Solicitor General and the Presidents and Secretaries of the three wings of the Bar of this Court to facilitate circulation among lawyers, litigants and other interested parties.

The case is further listed by the Court on July 16.

Title: In Re: Matters pending with interim orders in the High Court at Calcutta and Courts subordinate to it including the Tribunals within the State of West Bengal and Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands during the prevailing COVID-19 situation related non-availability of access to Courts.