Amidst apprehensions of a Covid third wave propelled by the Omicron variant, a special committee constituted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday recommended virtual mode of hearing cases.
A note issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association’s Honorary Secretary Vishal Aggarwal said: “Seeing the current situation, it has been decided that all courts shall function in virtual mode till January 14, without any reduction in the number of courts functioning earlier, when the situation will be reviewed again. However, the listing, mentioning etc of cases shall continue to remain the same as earlier”.He added the “emergent meeting” of the special committee, held to discuss the functioning of the courts from January 5, was attended by Bar president Santokhwinder Singh Grewal Nabha. Aggarwal added he, along with the Punjab and Haryana Advocates-General, Additional Solicitor-General of India and UT senior standing counsel, were also present, along with senior advocates.
