Resumption of functioning in physical presence in lower courts of Gujarat from today

Sabarmati: All lower courts barring those located in micro containment zones are going to resume functioning today with physical presence after a gap of about two months, as per the decision made by the Gujarat High Court.

The Registrar General of the Gujarat High Court had announced resumption of physical functioning of all Subordinate Courts in his following order dated June 4:

Considering the latest data pertaining to Corona Virus Cases in various Districts of Gujarat available on Covid Tracker website https://gujcovid19.gujarat.gov.in/, the Honourable High Court of Gujarat has been pleased to issue the following directions with respect to resumption of physical functioning of all Subordinate Courts of Gujarat w.e.f. 07/06/2021:

1. All the Subordinate Courts of Gujarat (except the Courts in Micro Containment Zones, if any) shall start functioning physically with Regular Court Working Hours of 10.45 am to 06.10 pm

2. The Subordinate Courts in Micro Containment Zones (if any) shall continue to function on virtual mode only.

3. All the Subordinate Courts shall function as per regular practice & procedures in consonance with social distancing guidelines issued by the Central/State Government and as per the Standard Operating Procedure(SOP) laid down by High Court of Gujarat Circular dated 04.11.2020 regarding resumption of Physical Functioning of Subordinate Courts

4. As far as possible, the entry gates to the Court Campus or building shall be restricted to only one. The Principal Judicial Officer may have multiple entry/exit points as per the need of the Court campus.