Cuttack: In view of the continuing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic and extension of lockdown by the Odisha government in the entire state, the High Court will function from June 7 to July 2 as per the following arrangements:
—One division bench and six single benches will function every working day at 10.30 am through video conferencing.
—The office of the High Court will function with 50 per cent of staff with officers of the rank of Assistant Registrar and above. The staff should carry their identity cards at all times.
—Except for the officers and staff of the court, there will be restrictions on others entering the High Court campus. However, the advocates concerned may come to the High Court for the limited purpose of removal of defects.
—Filing of cases and documents may be done either through dropbox (kept near the counters of the copying section) from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm or through e-mail at efiling.od-hc@gov.in or through e-filing portal.
—For listing cases, mention may be made by filing mention memos in the dropbox (kept near the counters of copying section) between 11 am and 12 noon. Urgent matters where oral mentioning is felt necessary may be done before the Registrar (Judicial) and Deputy Registrar (Judicial) through video conferencing between 11 am and 12 noon on the following portals:
Registrar (Judicial) https://meet.jit.si/ohcrjmention (for civil matters)
Deputy Registrar (Judicial) https://meet.jit.si/ohcdrmention (for criminal matters)
—Functioning of the Lawazima Courts will continue to remain suspended.
—The operation of the video conferencing cabins in the premises of the Odisha State Bar Council will continue to remain suspended.
