Madras High Court to resume physical hearing of cases

Mras High Court on Saturday decided to resume physical hearing of cases from September 7 "in order to meet growing demand" for physical court hearing.

court will also continue with virtual hearing and will have staggered physical hearings to avoid overcrowding in courts, a tification from Mras High Court Registrar General said.

"In order to meet growing demand of physical court hearing and also keeping view precautions that are required to be observed for avoiding any untoward happening, Hon'ble ministrative Committee on serious consideration has decided to open physical court hearing partially," it said.

Committee has decided to open physical hearing partially with six division benches at Principal seat here and two at Murai, "with a combination of physical court hearing and virtual court hearing with effect from September 7, 2020," it said.

Furr, physical court hearings in three benches in principal seat here will be pre-lunch sessions and rest post-lunch "in order to avoid overcrowding," it ded.

" virtual court hearings will be alternatively conducted for rest of day. Thus, Benches would be functioning for half a day through physical court hearing and for next half a day through virtual court hearing," so as to facilitate lawyers who opt for both s, it said. This will be opted on a trial basis to assess feasibility of running physical courts.

"In respect of Murai Bench, Hon'ble ministrative judge will accordingly make appropriate arrangements," tification ded.

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