India
oi-Ajay Joseph Raj P
Mumbai, Feb 24: In the wake of curbs imposed by the Maharashtra government in Amravati, Yavatmal and some other places due to spike in daily COVID-19 cases, working hours of all subordinate courts in five districts will be restricted till further notice.
As per a notice issued by the Bombay High Court’s registrar on Tuesday, the Administrative Judge’s Committee has decided that from Wednesday, the judicial working hours in Amravati, Yavatmal, Buldhana, Akola and Washim districts will be restricted to five hours a day.
The courts in these districts will function in two shifts of two-and-a-half hours each — from 10.30 am to1 pm and 1.30 pm to 4 pm. Only those lawyers who have a case listed on a given day, parties appearing in person, accused persons, and witnesses summoned by court will be…