Jaipur, Oct 24 (UNI) The Rajasthan High Court will function regularly from November 2, 2020, while adhering to all the coronavirus preventive measures, a court notification said here on Friday.



"All benches of High Court shall function regularly from 1030 hrs to 1630 hrs with a lunch break from 1300 hrs to 1400 hrs," read the notification.

For maintaining physical distancing and sufficient distance between court rooms, either even or odd number court rooms shall be used.

Proper sanitization of entire premises must be ensured. Hand-wash and sanitizer may be provided in toilets and court corridor, the notification said.

It further said that the decision has been taken after considering the suggestions from the Bar Council of Rajasthan, Rajasthan High Court Advocates Association, Jodhpur, Rajasthan High Court Lawyers' Association, Jodhpur, Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur and inputs received from the Registry.

The hearing of matters shall be permitted both through physical appearance and video conferencing, it said, adding that hearing may be conducted simultaneously through physical appearance and video conferencing.

Advocates or parties-in-person opting for video conferencing would intimate the Court at least a day before the date of listing for the cases listed in Daily List and before 0800 hrs on the day of listing for the cases listed in Supplementary list. No request for virtual hearing sent after stipulated time will be entertained, it said.

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