Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court Saturday ordered closedown of all district and subordinate courts and also tribunals in Khurda, Ganjam, Cuttack and Jajpur districts and Rourkela city till July end.
“It is hereby notified that the normal functioning of the High Court as well as the district and subordinate courts and tribunals falling in the jurisdiction of Khurda, Ganjam, Cuttack and Jajpur districts and Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC), shall continue to remain suspended till 31.7.2020,” HC said in an order issued Saturday.
However, the High Court will have restricted functioning with limited number of judges by virtual mode as per the roster assigned by the Chief Justice during the lockdown.
The HC has decided to take up only extremely urgent matters on advance memo of urgency submitted by learned advocates/litigants to the deputy registrar (judicial) by e-filing mode/e-mail with advance intimation to the opposite parties, it said.