COVID-19: Telangana High Court Extends Life Of Interim Orders Passed By It, District & Subordinate Courts Till July 31

The Telangana High Court has extended the life of interim orders passed by it, all district and other subordinate Courts till July 31. The notification issued by the Registrar General of the High Court dated 16th July 2021 reads thus: "The Hon'ble Full Bench in its order dated 28.06.2021 has extended the order dated 30.4.2021 passed in Suo Motu W.P.Urgent No.3 of 2021 till 16.07.2021. Now, it is to inform that the Hon'ble Full Bench in its order dated 15.07.2021 has extended the order dated 30.4.2021 and 28.6.2021 passed in Suo Motu W.P.Urgent No.3 of 2021 till 31.07.2021." A full bench comprising of Chief Justice Hima Kohli, Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Rajashekhar Reddy vide order dated 15th July directed thus:"Interim order dated 30.04.2021 continued on 28.06.2021, shall continue to operate till 31.07.2021. List on 30.07.2021 for further orders."Importantly, the Court had on 30th June extended life of interim orders till July 16. Earlier, the Court had vide order dated 30th April initiated suo moto petition after a Letter was received from Chairman of Telangana Bar Council requesting for extension of Interim Orders in view of difficulties being faced by the Advocates. Observing that the country is reeling under the second wave of the COVID-19 infection and increasing number of active cases affecting several Advocates and their family members, Judicial Officers and the staff members, the Court ordered for an extension of interim orders till June 30.The directions were as follows: - All the interim orders/directions issued or protection granted including any order requiring any compliance by the parties to such proceedings, passed by this court or any other court subordinate to it or any Family court or Labour Court or any Tribunal or any other Judicial or Quasi-Judicial forum, over which this court has the power of superintendence, subsisting as on date, shall stand extended till 30th June 2021; - Interim orders or directions of this court or any court subordinate to this court that are not of limited duration and are intended to operate till further orders shall continue to remain in force until specifically modified/altered/vacated by the court concerned in a particular case; - The time for filing of a written statement or return in any suit or proceeding pending before any civil court or any other forum, unless specifically directed, shall stand extended till 30th June 2021. it is however clarified that this will not preclude the parties from filing such written statement or return before 30th June 2021; - Orders of eviction, dispossession, demolition, etc. passed by this court or any court subordinate to it or any Tribunal or Judicial or Quasi-Judicial forum, which have so far remained unexecuted, shall remain in abeyance till 30th of June 202t; - All orders granting interim protection in applications moved under Section 438 Cr. P.C by the High Court or Sessions Courts for a limited time frame, specifying an expiry date, from now up to 30th June 2021, shall stand extended till 30th of June 2021. - All orders granting interim bail under Section 439 Cr. P.C by the High Court or Sessions Courts and limited by a time frame specifying a date of expiry, from now up to 30th June 2021, shall stand extended till 30th June 2021. - Parole granted to a person on an order passed by a court exercising the criminal jurisdiction and limited by time frame specifying an expiry date, from now up to 30th June 2021, shall stand extended till 30th of June,2021; - That till 30th of June, 2021 the police shall refrain from arresting the accused without complying with the provision of Section 41A, Cr.P.C, unless there is a necessity of arrest for maintenance of law and order or any other emergent case, in a cognizable offence prescribing sentence up to seven years imprisonment. - This may not be construed as an interdict on the powers of the police to arrest, but in view of the ongoing crisis following the second wave of Coronavirus, this shalt be treated as an Advisory to be followed by the police, as far as is possible. Click Here To Read Notification

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