Bombay HC again suspends hearings due to heavy rains

MUMBAI: Incessant rains lashing Mumbai once again led to Bombay high court suspending all proceedings on Thursday. This is for the second time in a week as the court had suspended all hearings of matters on Tuesday as well.
The announcement was made by a court associate at a hearing of the bench headed by chief justice Dipankar Datta, which was to a hear a public interest litigation.
The high court also formally notified all advocates and parties appearing in person that due to acute shortage of staff due to disruption of trains, the regular benches are unable to take up matters on their respective boards." Judicial proceedings for the day, thus, stand suspended," said the notice, jointly signed by the Prothonotary & Senior Master and the in-charge registrar (Judicial - I).
The notice also stated those matters on board today will be taken up on Friday via videoconference subject to availability of adequate staff and support system.