Supreme Court Issues Circular On Listing Of Cases Before Vacation Benches For First Part of Summer Vacation

1. From 10^th May to 16^th May, two Division Benches will conduct a hearing through Video Conferencing Mode on Tuesday and Friday.

2. From 17^th May to 25^th May, two Division Benches will conduct hearing through Video Conferencing Mode on Tuesday and Friday.

3. The matters, whether Fresh or After Notice, mentioned by Advocates/Party-in-Person requesting for listing during the vacation will be listed before the Vacation Benches.

Those desirous of getting their matters listed before Vacation Benches may send their request for extremely urgent listing, incorporating reasons for extremely urgent listing online on the email address – mention.sc@sci.nic.in

4. The extremely urgent matters which have been received upto Thursday will be listed on Tuesday, and the matters received upto Monday, will be listed on Friday.

5. Constitution of Vacation Benches for Second and Third Part of the Vacation, i.e. from 26^th May to 10^th June, and 11^th June to 27^th June, will be notified later on.

Taking into account the COVID-19 second wave, the Supreme Court had advanced its summer break from May. It is scheduled to reopen on June 28. The Court was otherwise scheduled to close on May 14.