KOLKATA: In the wake of the second Covid wave in the country, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed there will not be any physical hearing till April 30. The order is also applicable to the circuit benches at Port Blair and Jalpaiguri.
In a notification issued on Thursday, the court said it will entertain applications, motions, admissions of appeals and part-heard hearing matters. Others will be listed after April 30 following a review of the Covid situation. The litigants are not permitted to enter the court premises unless they have been asked to appear in person or summoned by the court.
Proceedings will continue physically or virtually or in a hybrid mode. Physical appearances or examination of witnesses in suit court have also been postponed till April 30. The office bearers of the Bar have also been requested to persuade any member suffering from cough, cold or fever to abstain from attending the court. The matters on the list of each bench, except the benches dealing with bail and anticipatory bail applications, should be around 60.