Final hearing with lawyers’ consent only

The High Court in a notification said pursuant to the representations received from the bar, the administrative committee of the court has resolved to take up final hearing stage cases of all classification only upon consent from advocates from both sides.

However, it was resolved to take up all fresh admissions, adjourned admission and notice of motion stage cases of all category of cases, the notification added.

“It is also resolved to take up the hearing of pending cases namely appeals filed under the provisions of Motor Vehicle Act, civil revision petitions arising from suits pending in trial courts, petitions filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution for a simple mandamus, petitions filed under Section 482 of CrPC, review applications and contempt petitions (where the compliance is required to be reported),” the notification said.

The listing of cases with the above changes would come into effect from Tuesday, the notification added.

In a letter to High Court Chief Justice AP Sahi, the bar association had said posting of final hearing cases for hearing through video conference was causing hardship to the advocates, as they are unable to make effective submissions due to the connectivity issues, inability to refer to original records and documents, and inability to refer to precedents.