E-Resolution passed by HCBA dated 22.04.2020

The Executive Committee of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association  in its meeting held on 22.04.2020 under the Chairmanship of Dr. Dayal Partap Singh Randhawa, Worthy President has passed E-Resolution with the following suggestions for the functioning of Punjab and Haryana High Court :-

1. Firstly, cases of not only extreme urgency but of regular urgency be also taken up.

2. Mentioning be allowed to be made to the Hon’ble Judges, who may then see as to whether a particular matter is required to be taken up or not. 

3. A larger number of Benches be requested to hold Courts by Video Conferencing so that more number of cases can be taken up on a daily basis. 

4. Even old ordinary and regular cases, with the consent of all parties, be allowed to be taken up where some urgency can be shown by the Counsel and written 

synopsis also be permitted to be filed. 

5. For those who are electronically / technologically handicapped i.e. not very familiar with the system of Video conferencing etc. One or two regular courts can be held where only counsel in batches of 5 or 10 are allowed to attend the court and plead before such Hon’ble Bench as the Court may deep appropriate.

6. All the cases pertaining to Anticipatory bails, Regular bail, Habeas Corpus and 

protection matters be taken up through automatic route through online / video 

conferencing mode, without any need of mentioning the same. 

7. The e- filing process and online hearing process be made more user friendly so 

that lawyers who are not very much conversant with the computers /online / 

Technical procedures are able to easily file their cases and argue the same through video conferencing.

Read the E-Resolution below :-