Even though it is summer break, the judges of the Delhi High Court are still hearing urgent cases until 9:47 p.m.
Introduction
Even though the judges are currently on vacation, Delhi High Court justices Justice Jasmeet Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan remained till late Monday night to hear cases scheduled for today. Justice Singh keeping the court in session until 9:47 p.m. The court of Justice Mahajan did not adjourn until 9:25.
As the sun rose, Justice Mahajan consented to continue hearing some of today’s most pressing matters tomorrow.
Twenty cases were heard on the division bench by both justices. They had more than 40 cases scheduled to be heard in single benches. Justice Singh and Justice Mahajan initially met as a division bench on Monday morning, and then met individually to hear the vacation cases on the docket.
All 48 cases scheduled for today were handled by Justice Singh on a single bench. However, Justice Mahajan was only able to hear roughly 35 cases at a time and has promised to hear further significant matters tomorrow. In all, he presided over 51 cases.
Justice Jasmeet Singh held virtual court till 11:30 PM on certain evenings and 10:30 PM on others over the summer vacation in 2021. Justice Navin Chawla, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani, and Justice (now retired) Asha Menon were among the other justices who held sessions late into the night the same year. On weekdays, courts typically open at 10:30 AM and close at 5:00 PM. From June 3rd till June 30th, the Delhi High Court will be closed for summer recess.
Courts Analysis and decision
Justices Girish Kathpalia and Chandra Dhari Singh Jasmeet Singh, Justice Vikas Mahajan, Judge All urgent matters have been assigned to Justices Tara Vitasta Ganju, Amit Mahajan, C. Hari Shankar, and Manoj Jain, who will be on vacation.
According to the announcement made by the Registrar General, the courts will be in session on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10:30 AM. If business that was scheduled on a certain day is not concluded by the end of that day, the sitting may be extended to the day after that.
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Written by- Anushka Satwani