COVID-19 COURT ORDERS, E-FILING AND DIGITAL APPEARANCE PROCEDURE

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1. Supreme Court of  Notification dated 13.03.2020 notifying that the

India Hon’ble Court would take up only urgent matters. Notification dated 13.03.2020
It also notified that, no persons except the lawyers https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/Notification/1
who are going to act in the matter, i.e. either for 3032020_120544.pdf
argument or for making oral submissions or to
assist along with one litigant only, shall be
permitted in the court room. Notification dated 23.03.2020
https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/cir/23032020_
 Notification dated 23.03.2020 directing that only
153213.pdf
matters involving extreme urgency would be
heard via video conferencing.
 Notification dated 15.04.2020 enumerating Notification dated 26.03.2020-
Standard Operating Procedure for Ld. https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/cir/26032020_
Advocate/Party-inperson for Mentioning, e-Filing 134544.pdf
and Video Conferencing Hearing. The
Notification also contains direction of the Hon’ble SOP for video conferencing-
Court regarding constitution of benches for https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/LU/23032020
hearing matters involving extreme urgency, to be _153530.pdf
decided by the Hon’ble Presiding Judge of such
Bench(es) on the basis of prayer made by
Notification dated 15.04.2020
Advocate-on-Record/Partyin-person by way of a
https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/LU/15042020
signed and verified mentioning-application
_134922.pdf
containing a synopsis of extreme urgency not
exceeding one page, similar to the urgency
affidavit filed during Court Vacation periods. The Notification dated 18.04.2020
present circular is issued in supersession of https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/ListingNotice/
previous circulars dated 23rd March 2020 and 18042020_083802.pdf
26th March 2020 reiterating and further
elaborating Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Notification dated 18.04.2020
for e-filing, mentioning, and hearing of urgent https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/ListingNotice/
matters through video conferencing 18042020_083110.pdf
 Notification dated 18.04.2020 notifying that the
Advocates-on-Record appearing for the Parties Notification dated 20.04.2020
and Party-in-Person are hereby informed that https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/Notice/200420
Curative Petitions and Review Petitions, which 20_123811.pdf
are ready for hearing, will be listed by Circulation
in-Chambers. The official instructions/guidelines for e-
 Notification dated 18.04.2020 directing that short filing-
category matters, Death penalty matters and https://main.sci.gov.in/efiling
matters related to family law, which are ready,
may be listed for hearing through video
conferencing mode subject to availability of
the concerned Bench & prior approval of Hon’ble
The Chief Justice of India. The parties desirous of
taking up such matters for hearing through video
conferencing, may furnish their joint consent
along with particulars of the matter(s) at the
earliest, latest by 24th April 2020, on the
following email address consent.list@sci.nic.in

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  Notification dated 20.04.2020 listing details of
Short category matters.

Procedure for E- filing.

 AOR needs to register on the official website of
Supreme Court to initiate the process. The AOR
can register at https://main.sci.gov.in/efiling-
registration.
 The petition should be properly scanned and in
PDF form. The maximum size of the scanned
petition should be 5 MB and the petition should be
duly signed by the filling AOR, in case the petition
is of larger size then the petitioner can compress
the petition or upload multiple files of 5 MB each
under different heads available in the drop down
menu.
 The petitioner should ensure that all the relevant
documents such as Vakalatnama and impugned
order are attached with the file. The petitioner
should also ensure that proper Court fee is paid as
per Supreme Court Rules 2013.
 The AOR should ensure that proper details of the
parties are inserted in the window provided for it.
The details should contain proper address of the
parties with Pin code.
 The petitioner has to pay an amount of Rs 6 per
page, the total amount and total number of pages
is displayed at the end of the procedure, the said
payment can be made via online payment gateway.
 Once the petition is completed and requisite
information and payment is made, a Provisional
Application number is generated. Pursuant
thereto, a Diary Number of the Petition filed is also
sent via SMS on the registered mobile number of
the AOR.
 The petitioner can file a letter requesting urgent
hearing of the matter. The letter should contain all
the relevant details with a synopsis of the petition
and reasons for urgency. The said application can
be sent to mention.sc@sci.nic.in

2. National Company  Notification dated 20.04.2020 notifying that only Notification Dated 20.04.2020
Law Appellate urgent matter would be listed for hearing. https://nclat.nic.in/Useradmin/upload/179
Tribunal  Notification dated 24.03.2020 directing 13153645e74a43918f9c.pdf
withdrawal of earlier Notification, with provision
of contacting the registrar for putting up urgent Notification Dated 24.03.2020
matter and extension of limitation for filing https://nclat.ic.in/Useradmin/upload/1990
Appeal with this Appellate Tribunal shall stand 0700725e79a182ce018.pdf
extended with effect from 15th March 2020 till
further order/s.
 Notification dated 15.04.2020 directing extension Notification Dated 15.04.2020
of direction issues vide Notification dated https://nclat.nic.in/Useradmin/upload/209
24.03.2020 till 03.05.2020. 11071185e9741a24c897.pdf

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3. National Company  Notification Dated 15.03.2020, directing all the Notice Dated 15.03.2020
Law Tribunal benches to take up urgent matters only and https://nclt.gov.in/sites/default/files/Feb-
measures to restrict crowding of the premises. All-
 Notification Dated 19.03.2020 mandating PDF/Notice%20dated%2015.3.2020.pdf
closures of filing counters and directing E-filing
of matters. Notice dated 19.03.2020
 Notification Dated 20.03.2020 directing https://nclt.gov.in/sites/default/files/Feb-
constitution of single bench for Maharashtra at All-
Mumbai, taking urgent matters only in view of PDF/Notice%20dated%2019.3.2020.pdf
seriousness of pandemic.
 Notification Dated 22.03.2020 directing closure of Notice Dated 20.03.2020 (Maharashtra)
all benches in country. The Notification also https://nclt.gov.in/sites/default/files/Feb-
mandated that for unavoidable urgent matters, on All-
application by the aggrieved should be submitted PDF/Notice%20dated%2020.3.2020.pdf
through email to the registry NCLT Chennai after
service of Notification to the other side, Hon'ble Notice Dated 22.03.2020
Acting President sitting singly at Chennai would https://nclt.gov.in/sites/default/files/Feb-
examine and pass necessary orders on Wednesday All-
and Friday Parties/counsels would not be provided PDF/notice%20dated%2022.3.2020.pdf
making oral submissions. Application shall be
verified by the respective counsel through Notice Dated 24.03.2020
affidavit by mentioning their bar enrollment https://nclt.gov.in/sites/default/files/Feb-
number. The application/communication shall be All-
sent to Registrar NCLT Chennai via email of PDF/notice%20dated%2024.3.2020%20
respective counsel. %281%29.pdf
 Notification Dated 24.03.2020 regarding
Limitation, clarifying that the order dated Notice Dated 28.03.2020
23.3.2020 passed by Hon'ble Supreme Court in https://nclt.gov.in/sites/default/files/Feb-
suo motu WP-03/2020 is binding on everyone in All-
India. PDF/notice%20dated%2028.3.2020.pdf
 Notification Dated 28.03.2020 mandating
extension of directions given in the Notification Notice Dated 07.04.2020
dated 22.3.2020 issued by NCLT up to 14.4.2020. https://nclt.gov.in/sites/default/files/Feb-
 Notification Dated 07.04.2020 Enumerating the All-
procedure to be followed for hearing of urgent PDF/Notice%20over%20written%20sub
matters via Video Conferencing. The Notification missions.pdf
requests the parties to follow the flowing steps.
Notice Dated 14.04.2020
 The parties to file joint memo of written https://nclt.gov.in/sites/default/files/Feb-
submissions containing all the relevant All-
information. The Notification also mentions that PDF/notice%20dated%2014.4.2020.pdf
the Applicants shall brief facts (mention the
supporting material papers while narrating Notice Dated 21.04.2020
facts) in five to ten lines and the reliefs thereto https://nclt.gov.in/sites/default/files/Feb-
and serve the same upon the Opposite Party All-PDF/Notice-
along with its application. Urgent%20Hearing%20through%20Vide
 There after The Opposite Party, in turn, shall o%20Conference%20%281%29.pdf
brief their defense (mention the supporting
material papers while narrating facts) in five to E-filing link
ten lines and serve the same upon the Applicants https://efiling.nclt.gov.in/mainPage.drt
within 24 to 48 hour, Upon exchange of brief

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 facts, both the parties shall jointly draft the
points for determination by NCLT.
 Based on the points for determination, both the
parties shall separately set out reasons
supporting their respective stands in two to three
lines on each of the points for determination.
The applicants shall first set out its reasons in
bullet points, and then the Opposite Party shall
set out its reasons in bullet points. This Memo
shall capsule all the above steps in two to three
pages.
 This Joint Memo shall, after having signed by
both the parties and the counsel, be filed one day
before the date of hearing or at least six hours
before hearing.
 Exception: In the event situation demands grant
of ad-interim relief by NCLT even before filing
this Memo, non-filing of this Memo will not
become hindrance to NCLT in granting such
relief. 3. It is an earnest appeal to all the parties
to follow the procedure above set out.

 Notification Dated 14.04.2020 providing for

extension the directions given in the Notification
dated 22.3.2020 up to 03.05.2020.
 Notice Dated 21.04.2020 notifying that in view of
seriousness of pandemic novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) the urgent matters at NCLT Benches
shall be heard through video conference w.e.f
21.4.2020 till the lockdown ends.

 Procedure for E-filing

For E- Filing the website provides for creation of
a user account with all the relevant details of the
individual, the said details should be accompanied
with relevant documents which are to be uploaded
on the portal.
Once the user account is created, the portal
provides for filing of compliant under different
heads. The portal generates a reference number
once the basic details of the petition provided by
the user. The user must ensure that all the details
entered in the portal are correct and accompanied
by all the relevant documents. The portal also
provides for both, online payment of fee and
offline payment of fee via demand draft. Once the
payment is processed a filling number is generated
by the portal for reference of the user.

4. National Green  Notification Dated 16.03.2020 prescribing that the Notification Dated 16.03.2020
Tribunal Principal hon’ble tribunal would take up only urgent matter https://greentribunal.gov.in/sites/default/f
and Zonal Benches. and the parties can seek adjournment via email till iles/all_documents/Office%20Order%20d
13.04.2020. ated%2016.03.2020.pdf

Notification Dated 23.03.2020

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  Notification Dated 23.03.2020 providing for https://greentribunal.gov.in/sites/default/f
adjournment of all matters pending before the iles/all_documents/Circular%20dated%2
hon’ble principle bench till 31.04.2020 02303.20%20regarding%20intimating%2
 Notification Dated 31.03.2020 2020 providing for 0that%20all%20pending%20matters%20t
adjournment of all matters pending before the ill%2031.03.2020%20of%20NGT,%20Pr
hon’ble principle bench and all zonal benches. incipal%20Bench%20stand%20adjourne
 Notification Dated 14.04.2020 notifying that all d.pdf
matters scheduled to be listed from 15.04.2020 to
03.05.2020 of NGT (Principal Bench) and all Notification Dated 31.03.2020
Zonal Benches shall stand adjourned. https://greentribunal.gov.in/sites/default/f
iles/all_documents/Circular%20regarding
 Procedure for E-filing %20all%20matters%20scheduled%20to
%20be%20listed%20till%2014.04.2020
For E- Filing the website provides for creation of %20of%20NGT,%20PB%20and%20Zon
a user account with all the relevant details of the al%20Benches%20stand%20adjourned.p
individual, the said details should be accompanied df
with relevant documents which are to be uploaded
on the portal.
Once the user account is created, the portal Notification Dated 14.04.2020
provides for filing of compliant under different https://greentribunal.gov.in/sites/default/f
heads. The portal generates a reference number iles/all_documents/Circular%20dated%2
once the basic details of the petition provided by 014.04.2020%20regarding%20adjournme
the user. The user must ensure that all the details nt%20of%20cases%20of%20NGT%20B
entered in the portal are correct and accompanied enches%20in%20view%20of%20lockdo
by all the relevant documents. The portal also wn%20phase%20till01.05.2020.pdf
provides for both, online payment of fee and
offline payment of fee via demand draft. Once the E-filing link
payment is processed a filling number is generated https://ngtonline.nic.in/efiling/mainPage.
by the portal for reference of the user. drt

5. National Consumer  Notification dated 16.03.2020 directing that only
Disputes Redressal urgent matter would be taken up for hearing. The
Commission Notification also provides for criteria of urgent
cases and adjournment of all other cases.
 Notification dated 20.03.2020 containing
directions for constitution of benches for hearing
of Urgent matters only.
 Notification dated 23.03.2020 directing that the
Hon’ble bench would take up only urgent matters
till 15.04.2020 and constitution of benches for
hearing such urgent matters.
 Notification dated 14.04.2020 directing
adjournment of all matters listed from 16.04.2020
to 04.05.2020. The Notification also mandates that
the registry shall remain close till 04.05.2020. It
also states that in cases of extreme urgency the
parties can brief the Hon’ble president at his
residence.
Notification dated 16.03.2020
http://ncdrc.nic.in/pdf_Files/circular1603
2020.pdf
Notification dated 20.03.2020
http://ncdrc.nic.in/pdf_Files/Bench%20Si
tting%2020032020.pdf
Notification dated 23.03.2020
http://ncdrc.nic.in/pdf_Files/circular2303
2020.pdf
Notification dated 14.04.2020
http://ncdrc.nic.in/pdf_Files/OfficeOrder1
4042020.pdf

6. Delhi High Court  Notification dated 13.03.2020 directing that Notification dated 13.03.2020
Hon’ble Court would take up only urgent matters. http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/
Upload/PublicNotices/PublicNotice_J0Q
QYKWPPJK.PDF

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 Notification dated 23.03.2020 directing that the Notification dated 23.03.2020
functioning of High Court and subordinate Courts http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/
would be suspended till 04.04.2020. Upload/PublicNotices/PublicNotice_L07
 Notification dated 23.03.2020 containing R5UBQP6N.PDF
direction for hearing of matters of extreme
urgency through Video conferencing.
 Notification dated 25.03.2020 directing Notification dated 23.03.2020
suspension of function of the Hon’ble High Court http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/
till 15.04.2020. Upload/PublicNotices/PublicNotice_F96
 Notification dated 04.03.2020 providing for N7ECEFRP.PDF
procedure for resubmission of request for urgent
hearing. In situation where the registrar does not Notification dated 25.03.2020
grant the requisite permission the aggrieved party http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/
can resubmit the application for urgent hearing for Upload/PublicNotices/PublicNotice_2W
consideration of Judge through link: G5P25UKVJ.PDF
http://164.100.68.118:8080/DHC_FILING/
Notification dated 04.04.2020
 Notification dated 14.04.2020 directing http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/
suspension of function of the Hon’ble High Court Upload/PublicNotices/PublicNotice_BPF
till 03.05.2020 and adjournment of all pending 6VUX7EFN.PDF
matters till 03.05.2020.
 Notification dated 22.04.2020 notifying modified Notification dated 14.04.2020
procedure for mentioning of matters for hearing http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/
via Video Conference. Upload/PublicNotices/PublicNotice_0YQ
 Notification dated 26.04.2020 notifying Courts 3PR9YSM6.PDF
directive with regards to expansion of sphere of
hearing of matters. The notification provides for Notification dated 22.04.2020
certain specific categories of matters that can be http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/
put up for digital hearing. Upload/PublicNotices/PublicNotice_JHP
EXF09ATR.PDF
 E-filing procedure
Notification dated 26.04.2020
 The petitioner can submit an application of
http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/
Urgency mentioning all relevant details in a
single page (not more than 5 MB in size) on any Upload/PublicNotices/PublicNotice_5U7
5WWGF7N8.PDF
of the clickable link mentioned below.
https://tinyurl.com/y7se5gl2
http://164.100.68.118:8080/DHC_FILING/
 The aforesaid link would be available from
10:30 am to 12:00 noon on all working days. All
the mandatory fields mentioned in said link must
be filled up, failing which the said request will
not be processed. Once an application is
successfully uploaded on the abovementioned
link, a system generated SMS confirmatory will
be sent on the registered mobile number
intimating the advocate of successful
registration of the prayer for urgent listing.
 Once the mentioning is allowed, an SMS shall
be sent to the advocate on the registered mobile
number intimating the same and containing a set
of instructions regarding the mode and manner
of hearing. All requisite documents be
transmitted on the designated email within two
hours of receiving of confirmatory SMS to
ensure that the matter gets listed for the given
date.

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 If the matter is clear from all ‘defects’, it will be
listed on the given date and time for hearing. The
designated office would facilitate the process by
providing all the details with regards to
procedure of hearing.
 In case ‘defects’ are found in the matter; an
SMS shall be sent to the registered mobile
number of the advocate intimating him of the
same with a request to clear the defects withing
a given time frame.
 In the event said application for urgent listing is
rejected an option will also be given in the
intimation message for putting up the request for
urgent listing before the designated Hon’ble
Judge for reconsideration. On exercising the
option made available on the registered mobile
of concerned ‘counsel on record’ through SMS,
the matter shall be further put up to the
designated Hon’ble Judge for reconsideration.
However, such option for exercising
reconsideration shall be available till 3.00 pm
same day only.
 It is pertinent of mention that the notification
dated 26.04.2020 further notified that the
Hon’ble Court would expand the ambit of digital
hearing and shall take up certain specific matters
as provided in the said notification.
 The notification provided that all the parties
related to categories of cases mentioned in the
notification and who are interested in listing of
their matter for digital hearing, shall send
scanned copy of jointly signed application to the
designated email i.e. consent-
listing.dhc@gov.in within one week. Such
application shall also contain complete
particulars of the case, names, mobile numbers
and email IDs of all such counsel.

 E- Filling procedure in Subordinate Courts.

 The Courts subordinate to the Delhi High Court

have issued separate specific notification
entailing details of a designated person, whom
the parties can approach for requesting urgent
hearing.
 The notification also provides for a designated
email address for submitting the petition in
prescribed form for the parties who have
secured permission for urgent hearing.
 The parties are required to send complete paper
book (Bail application or Plaint + Stay
application with documents), indicating the
email id of the Advocate/litigant on the paper
book itself, in PDF format to the dedicated
email.
 Once all the required formalities are completed
the designated person would intimate the

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 approaching party with details of the Video
Conferencing.

Punjab and  Notification Dated 16.03.2020 directing that the

7. Haryana High Hon’ble Court would only take up urgent matters Notification Dated 16.03.2020
Court through mentioning and adjournment of all https://highCourtchd.gov.in/sub_pages/lef
regular matters. t_menu/publish/announce/announce_pdf/
 Notification Dated 22.03.2020 mandating abcde_wxyz_16032020_bbfa8.pdf
adjournment of all cases. The Notification also
provides that matters of outmost urgency can be Notification dated 22.03.2020
taken up by the Hon’ble Court subject to https://highCourtchd.gov.in/sub_pages/lef
permission granted by OSD on prior mentioning. t_menu/publish/announce/announce_pdf/
The Notification provided for contact details of coron_noti_22032020_65f73.pdf
designated OSD.
 Notification dated 23.03.2020, further elaborated Notification dated 23.03.2020
the procedure of E-filling. The notification https://highCourtchd.gov.in/sub_pages/lef
provided for an email address t_menu/publish/announce/announce_pdf/
(urgentfilingphhc@gmail.com) for filing so as to menti_case_23032020_be999.pdf
reduce crowding of the Court premises.
 Notification dated 24.03.2020 gave further Notification dated 24.03.2020
directions for mentioning and listing of outmost https://highCourtchd.gov.in/sub_pages/lef
urgent matters. The notification also mentioned t_menu/publish/announce/announce_pdf/
that the hearing would be done through Video notic_list_24032020_54906.pdf
conference.
 Notification dated 13.04.2020 provides for Notification dated 13.04.2020
extension of earlier orders dated 24.03.2020 till https://highCourtchd.gov.in/sub_pages/lef
01.05.2020. The order also provides for provisions t_menu/publish/announce/announce_pdf/
with regards to e-filing and payment of Court fee adjou_orde_13042020_3f4df.pdf
on the High Court website.
Notification dated 15.04.2020 (E-filing)
 Notification dated 15.04.2020 (E-filing) https://highCourtchd.gov.in/sub_pages/lef
t_menu/publish/announce/announce_pdf/
The mentioning of the cases shall be made through menti_orde_15042020_5c324.pdf
email Id: urgentfilingphhc@gmail.com, between
9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. on the Court working days Video Conferencing guidelines
wherein compliance of the following steps would be https://highCourtchd.gov.in/sub_pages/lef
necessary: t_menu/publish/announce/announce_pdf/
 List and date of events of the case with ground compu_vcgu_25072018_37e25.pdf
of urgency only on one page
 Memo of parties. E-filing portal
 Note regarding the paper book having been e- https://efiling-phc.eCourts.gov.in/
mailed to the official respondents:
 Photograph of the Advocate: and
 Complete paper book of the case
The notification provides for details of designated
persons to whom the paper book and details are to
be emailed.
Once the request for mentioning is approved the
party concerned must initiate the process of E-filing
on the High Court website as provided under
notification dated 13.04.2020.

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8 Karnataka High  Notification dated 15.03.2020 mandating that the
Court High Court will take up only urgent matters.
 Notification dated 24.03.2020 directing that the
High Court of Karnataka will remain closed for
the period from Tuesday the 24th March 2020 to
Monday the 6th April 2020 (Both days inclusive).
This period shall be treated as the closure of the
Courts for the purpose of Section 4 of the
Limitation Act, 1963.The notification also
directed that the Court would take up only urgent
matters and the Court would sit only at the
principal bench and the litigants can appear before
the Court via video conferencing from other
benches.
 Notification dated 25.03.2020 notifying that the
Court sittings of High Court of Karnataka, at the
Principal Bench, Bengaluru and Benches at
Dharwad and Kalaburagi, and all District and
Trial Courts, Family Courts, Labour Courts,
Industrial Tribunals in the State shall stand
cancelled till 15.04.2020.
 Notification dated 26.03.2020, The said order
notified to Advocates and Party-in-person that, in
case of any extreme urgency request may be sent
to the mail id of the Registrar Judicial High Court
of Karnataka, Bangalore in
regjudicial@hck.gov.in with a brief note
explaining the extreme urgency. If extreme
urgency is considered favorably by the Hon’ble
Chief Justice, necessary intimation of efiling and
date of hearing and time will be informed to the
concerned advocate/Party in person.
 Notification dated 21.03.2020 directing that
Advocates/Party-in-person can digitally appear by
using Video’s/Skype to represent their cases listed
before the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka,
Principal Bench, Bengaluru and Benches at
Dharwad and Kalaburagi. The order requested the
Advocates/Party-in-person to share their case
details, video/Skype ID to email
regcomp@hck.gov.in of Registrar (Computers).
 Notification dated 23.03.2020- E filing and Video
Conferencing. Notification dated 16.04.2020- E filing
and digital appearance in subordinate
 The complete petition in soft copy (scanned PDF Courts
format) containing all the relevant documents https://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/notic
and Annexures including a brief note explaining eboard/notice-annexure-a-16042020.pdf
the extreme urgency may be sent from email
address of the advocate to
regjudicial@hck.gov.in, one day in advance
before the dates fixed for Court sitting. Further,
Notification dated 15.03.2020
https://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/notic
eBoard/COVID-19-Memorandum-HCK-
15th-March-2020.pdf
Notification dated 24.03.2020
https://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/sittin
glists/sl_notification_corona-
24032020.pdf
Notification dated 25.03.2020
https://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/notic
eBoard/Notification-dated-March-25-
2020-Closure-of-all-Courts.pdf
Notification dated 26.03.2020
https://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/notic
eBoard/Notice-regarding-extreme-
urgent%20matters-26-03-2020.pdf
Notification dated 21.03.2020 Digital
appearance
https://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/notic
eboard/virtual-Courts.pdf
Notification dated 23.03.2020- E filing
and Video Conferencing.
https://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/notic
eboard/final%20e-filing-
circular.23.3.2020.pdf
Notification dated 07.04.2020 application
for Urgent hearing
https://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/notic
eboard/notice-email-filing.pdf
Notification dated 13.04.2020
https://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/notic
eboard/HCE-181-2019%20Dt13-04-
2020.pdf
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 soft copies of the same may be sent to the
Government Pleaders / Public Prosecutors Office
on the Email addresses provided in the
notification.
 The same will be placed before special benches
notified during closure period. If urgency is
considered favorably by the concerned Bench,
necessary intimation of listing date and time will
be informed to the petitioner/advocate as per the
directions of the concerned Benches.
 Payment of Court Fees and filing of affidavit by
petitioner, as of now, are optional but the same
will have to be furnished once the normal
working of the High Court is restored, subject to
the orders of the Court.
 The reply, interlocutory application, if any, to be
filed during this period, shall also be filed as per
the method given for e-filing of petition.

Video Conferencing:

 On receipt of the email and on clicking on Video

Meeting link / or any other mode, any device will
be able to connect to the Video Meeting/Call
initiated from the Court for that matter. As the
link will be sent to only the advocates
representing the parties in the matter or parties in
case appearing in person, it is expected that only
the advocates/party-in person will join the
meeting/call to participate in the hearing of the
matter. If such a link is forwarded to another
advocate (Senior Counsel etc.), the meeting can
be joined by him/her also. The advocate / party-
in person will ensure that the link is not
forwarded to any other advocate/person not
connected with the matter.
 Notification dated 07.04.2020 enumerating that
the Advocates and Party-in-person , in case of
any extreme urgency may send a request via mail
to the Registrar Judicial High Court of
Karnataka, Bengaluru at regjudicial@hck.gov.in
with a brief note explaining the extreme urgency.
All Emails received up to 10.30 am will be
scrutinized by 4.00 pm. If extreme urgency is
considered favourably by the Hon’ble Chief
Justice, necessary intimation of e-filing and date
of hearing and time will be informed to the
concerned advocate/Party in person
 Notification dated 13.04.2020, issuing directions
in furtherance of notification issued on
23.03.2020,24.03.2020 and 25.03.2020 directing
that the Courts shall remain closed till 30.04.2020

E- filing in all Subordinate Courts

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 Notification dated 16.04.2020 notifying that in case
of any extreme urgency, request may be sent to the
registered mail Ids of the respective District Courts
as provided with the notification. If extreme urgency
is considered favorable by the Principal District
Judge, necessary intimation will be issued by the
Principal District Judge, accordingly for permitting
e-filing.
9 Rajasthan High ● Notification dated 22.03.2020 directing that One
Court Division Bench and Two Single Benches of
Hon’ble Court would take up only urgent matters
from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
● Notification dated 22.03.2020 containing
direction for hearing of matters of extreme
urgency through Video conferencing by the
Subordinate Courts/ Special Courts/ Tribunals
● Notification dated 24.03.2020 directing that the
functioning of High Court and subordinate Courts
would be suspended till 31.03.2020
● Notification dated 24.03.2020 containing
direction that One Divison Bench and Two Single
Benches will be hearing matters of extreme
urgency through Video conferencing.
● Notification dated 30.03.2020 giving directions
that most urgent cases will be heard by the High
Court and Subordinate Courts/ Special Courts/
Tribunals till 15.04.2020.
● Notification dated 08.04.2020 providing
guidelines for E-filing of the urgent cases before
the Hon’ble Court
● Notification dated 14.04.2020 directing that most
urgent cases will be heard by the High Court and
the Subordinate Courts/ Special Courts/ Tribunals
till 03.05.2020
● Notification dated 19.04.2020 directing that
Subordinate Courts/ Special Courts/ Tribunals
will open for extreme urgent judicial work from
20.04.2020 to 03.05.2020
● Notification dated 24.03.2020 providing for
procedure for submission of request for urgent
hearing.
● E- Filing and Video conferencing
 The urgent cases will be listed by the Registry
on the request of learned advocates by
submitting “request slips” in prescribed format
after intimating the opposite counsel if any
between 10:30 AM to 12:00 noon. By emailing
on the following emails
Urgentlisting.jodh@hcraj.nic.in -for Jodhpur
Bench -Urgentlisting.jaipur@hcraj.nic.in – for
Jaipur Bench
 Fresh filing of extremely urgent matters may
also be made through email on above email
addresses with the condition that on resuming
the regular work, hard-copy file shall be
Notification dated 22.03.2020
https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/hcraj_admin/upl
oadfile/latestupdates/Binder167.pdf
Notification dated 22.03.2020
https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/hcraj_admin/upl
oadfile/latestupdates/Binder29.pdf
Notification dated 24.03.2020
https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/hcraj_admin/upl
oadfile/miscellaneousorders/notification-
626-2403202044.pdf
Notification dated 24.03.2020 directions
for subordinate Court.
https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/hcraj_admin/upl
oadfile/plorders/pi-2598-202047.pdf
Notification dated 30.03.2020
https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/hcraj_admin/upl
oadfile/latestupdates/Circular_300320204
2.pdf
Notification dated 08.04.2020
https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/hcraj_admin/upl
oadfile/latestupdates/eFilingNotification7
.pdf
Notification dated 14.04.2020 for High
Court
https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/hcraj_admin/upl
oadfile/latestupdates/Notification84.pdf
Notification dated 14.04.2020 for
Subordinate Courts
https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/hcraj_admin/upl
oadfile/latestupdates/Circular23.pdf
Notification dated 14.04.2020- Jisti App
https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/Allfiles/JitsiSOP.
pdf
Notification dated 19.04.2020
https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/hcraj_admin/upl
oadfile/latestupdates/Circular_190420203
3.pdf
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 presented. Scanned copy of complete file in the
same format and with index as filed in hard copy E- Filing portal
should be sent through email. https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/efiling.php
 In addition to the facility of giving written
submissions through email, arguments may be
advanced through video conference on
WhatsApp Application.
 The parties can also E file their petition on the
official portal of Rajasthan High Court.
 'Jitsi Meet' Application shall be used for Video
Conferencing. Before the scheduled time of
sitting of Hon'ble Court, a Link will be sent to
concerned Advocates or Parties-in-person
through SMS on their mobile number or through
email registered in the CIS of High Court.

10 Gujrat High Court  Notification dated 22.03.2020 prescribing that the Notification dated 22.03.2020
Court shall take up all extremely urgent matters, https://gujarathighCourt.nic.in/hccms/site
both on the civil and criminal side, in continuation s/default/files/miscnotifications/Methodol
of the previous orders issued, to be by Video ogy%20for%20e-
Conferencing. filing%20and%20video%20conferencing
 Notification dated 25.03.2020 directing closure of %20-%20Gujarat%20High%20Court.pdf
High Court until further order. It also provided
that extremely urgent matters can be taken up by Notification dated 25.03.2020
the Court via Video Conferencing. https://gujarathighCourt.nic.in/hccms/site
 E filing and Video Conference s/default/files/miscnotifications/Suspensi
 Complete petition in soft copy (scanned PDF on%20of%20work%20at%20High%20C
format) filed through advocate, may be sent ourt%20of%20Gujarat.pdf
from registered email address of the advocate to
efiling.gujhc@gmail.com one day in advance.
Further, soft copies of the same may be sent to
the Government Pleaders / Public Prosecutors
Office at the following address
efiling.gujhcgp@gmail.com for civil matters,
efiling.gujhcpp@gmail.com for criminal
matters, and efiling.gujhcasg@gmail.com for
matters relating to Central Government
respectively. A brief note explaining the
extreme urgency would also accompany the
petition. If urgency is considered favorably by
the concerned Bench, necessary intimation of
listing date and time will be informed to the
petitioner/advocate.
 Payment of Court Fees and filing of affidavit by
petitioner, as of now, are optional but the same
will have to be furnished once the normal
working of the High Court is restored.
 The reply, civil application, miscellaneous civil
application, if any, to be filed during this period,
shall also be filed as per the method given for e-
filing of petition.
 On receipt of the SMS and on clicking on Zoom
Cloud Meeting link, any device will be able to
connect to the Video Meeting/Call initiated
from the Court for that matter. As the link will
be sent to only the registered advocates

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 representing the parties in the matter or parties
in case appearing in person, it is expected that
only the advocates/party-in-person will join the
meeting/call to participate in the hearing of the
matter.

11 The Bombay High  Notification dated 19.03.2020 directing that the Notification dated 19.03.2020
Court Principal seat and its Benches and High Court of http://www.hcbombayatgoa.nic.in/downl
Bombay at Goa shall be taking up only extremely oad/CircularHCBFor23_26Mar2020.pdf
urgent matters on Monday, the 23rd March 2020
and Thursday, the 26th March 2020 between 12 Notification dated 23.03.2020
noon to 2.00 p.m. and shall not transact judicial https://bombayhighCourt.nic.in/writeread
work on 24th and 27th March 2020. However, data/latest/PDF/ltupdtbom202003231437.
filing shall continue; The praecipe shall be sent pdf
only through E-mails ie. rgjudl-bhc@nic.in and
rgjud2-bhc@nic.in . No oral mentioning would be Similar order dated 26.03.2020
permitted. If praecipe is allowed, then only the http://www.hcbombayatgoa.nic.in/downl
matter would be listed on board. oad/Circular_BHC_26032020Covid.pdf
 Notification dated 23.03.2020 providing directions
in respect of working of High Court at Bombay Notification dated 17.04.2020: E filing
Benches at Nagpur and Aurangabad and High and Video Conferencing guidelines for
Court at Bombay at Goa for the period during 24th seat at Bombay, Nagpur Bench and
March 2020 to 31st March 2020. Aurangabad Bench
There will be one Court for hearing all Civil https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/writeread
Matters and one Court for taking all Criminal data/notifications/PDF/noticebom202004
Matters. The fresh matters of extremely urgent 17190404.pdf
nature can be presented to respective Hon'ble
Single Judge. Notification dated 17.04.2020: E filing
and Video Conferencing guidelines for
 E filing and Video Conferencing Seat at Goa.
 The Hon’ble will take up mentioning of urgent http://www.hcbombayatgoa.nic.in/downl
matters through Video Conferencing between 12 oad/Notice17042020.pdf
p.m. and 2.00 p.m. on notified Court working
days and the procedure was highlighted in the
notification for Advocates who wish to mention
an urgent fresh matter before the VC Court shall
pay the requisite Court Fees online using the
Government Receipt Accounting System
(GRAS) available
athttps://gras.mahakosh.gov.in/echallan/ under
the Scheme Code 00700028801.
 Advocate(s) shall email their praecipes to the
email Ids mentioned against the category of the
matters along with a duly signed soft copy only
in PDF of the matter and an undertaking that the
Advocate will submit a hard copy of the
proceedings with the Registry immediately after
the lockdown period. The
application/petition/pleading should be in one
volume of reasonable size (without images).
Annexures are to be in additional volumes and
care should be taken to ensure that the additional
volume digital files are not so large as cannot be
transmitted efficiently. There must also be a scan
or the PDF of the GRAS Challan it is mandated
that that Praecipes will not be taken up unless
accompanied by GRAS Challan

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  It is further provided in the order that for pending
matters, Advocates will send their praecipes to
the email Ids mentioned against the category of
the matters along with a soft copy only in PDF of
the matter.
 After approval of the Judge the Registry will
communicate the date and time slot for hearing
through Video Conferencing and shall share the
link and PIN of the Vidyo Video Conference
Room with the Advocates concerned.

 For Goa bench the Court fee has to be paid on the

e-Challan PG portal of Government available at
https://egov.goa.nic.in/echallanpg/home.aspx as
per the procedure (User Manual) available at
http://www.hcbombayatgoa.nic.in/download/eCo
urtfeesUserManaulAdvLit.pdf.

12. Allahabad High  Notification dated 16.03.2020 providing that the
Court Hon’ble High Court would take up only Urgent
matters.
 Notification dated 25.03.2020 directing
Notification regarding suspension of Court work at
Allahabad High Court and closure of Subordinate
Courts, Commercial Courts, MACT and LARA.
 Notification dated 25.03.2020 regarding
mentioning of imminently emergent and urgent
cases.
 Notification dated 11.04.2020 providing for
procedure of E filing and Urgent Listing of matters.
 Notification dated 12.04.2020 providing for details
regarding purchasing of Court fee and scanning of
documents for E filing. The Court fee has to be paid
by purchase of electronic Court fee from the online
facility provided by the Stock Holding Corporation
of India Limited (http://www.shcilestamp.com/).
The payment, e-receipt or receipts provided by the
Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited may
be attached with the e-file.
 Notification dated 14.04.2020 directing that the
requirement of an affidavit/e-affidavit/ scanned
Notary Affidavit shall not be mandatory in the case
of bail applications and anticipatory bail
applications. in lieu thereof, counsel shall have to
submit, in the e-filed petitions, the Aadhar Card
Number, full details of the card holder like name,
parentage, age and address, as also the mobile
number linked to the Aadhar card, of the person
wanting to act as deponent in the matter along with
a declaration of that applicant/petitioner/pairokar
affirming the correctness of the disclosures and
averments made in the application/petition. In case
of civil matters, a prayer for dispensing with the
Notification dated 16.03.2020
http://www.allahabadhighCourt.in/event/
event_7358_16-03-2020.pdf
Notification dated 25.03.2020
http://www.allahabadhighCourt.in/event/
event_7390_25-03-2020.pdf
Notification dated 25.03.2020
http://www.allahabadhighCourt.in/event/
event_7391_25-03-2020.pdf
Notification dated 11.04.2020
http://www.allahabadhighCourt.in/event/
event_7403_11-04-2020.pdf
Notification dated 12.04.2020
http://www.allahabadhighCourt.in/event/
event_7405_12-04-2020.pdf
Notification dated 14.04.2020
http://www.allahabadhighCourt.in/event/
event_7407_14-04-2020.pdf
Detailed instructions for E- filing
http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/allnotif
ications-ecourt.html
E- filing portal
Allahabad Bench
https://efiling-
alld.allahabadhighCourt.in/onlinecasefilin
g/
Lucknow Bench

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 requirement of filing an affidavit may be made https://efiling-
along with the urgency application which shall also alld.allahabadhighCourt.in/onlinecasefilin
be considered simultaneous with the issue of g/
urgency. This waiver or relaxation is subject to a
proper affidavit being filed, in hard copy, within a
period of 15 days from the date the lock down is
lifted. shall stand recalled, without any reference to
the Court.

 E-Filing procedure
 Learned Advocate/Litigant-in-person in cases
of extreme urgency may send the
request/application for urgent listing of the fresh
matter/ pending matters with details/nature of
urgency on
urgentlisting_allahabad@allahabadhighCourt.i
n for Allahabad and on
urgentlisting_lucknow@allahabadhighCourt.in
for Lucknow for urgent listing only. The
application must be accompanied with details of
mode of appearance. If approve an intimation
would be sent to the concerned parties regarding
listing of the matter.
 The Advocates willing to file any Fresh
Application/Petition may communicate urgency
through email with reasons. On acceptance of
the Urgency Application necessary information
shall be given by the High Court office to the
concerned Advocate/ party along with a
password for filing the Petition through email
/efiling only. Pursuant to the same, the Advocate
may e-file/ email the Petition/ application along
with necessary documents. For this purpose, no
Advocate, his or her Clerk or party is required
to visit High Court campus.
 Court fee has to be paid by purchase of
electronic Court fee from the online facility
provided by the Stock Holding Corporation of
India Limited (http://www.shcilestamp.com/).
The payment, e-receipt or receipts provided by
the Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited
may be the attached with the e-file.
 Jitsi Meet software shall be used for Video
Conferencing. Learned Advocate or Litigant-in-
person shall be sent a link mentioning the time
slot for their hearing on their registered email id
and/or SMS on registered mobile phone.
Clicking this link will connect them to the video
conference.
For first time users, clicking the link received
through the email id or SMS will prompt the
user for downloading the Application Software
(Android/iphone). Once the software is
downloaded which normally takes few seconds,
the concerned will be connected to the video
conference.

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13 Calcutta High  Notification dated 24.03.2020 directing that the Notification dated 24.03.2020
Court functioning of the High Court at Calcutta shall be https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Not
suspended from Wednesday, the 25th March,2020 ice-Files/general-notice/2683
to Thursday, the 9th April, 2020, excepting
constitution of one Division Bench and two Single Notification dated 28.03.2020- E filing
Benches for holding Special Courts on the https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Not
following days: 1st Special Court – 1st April, 2020 ice-Files/general-notice/2689
and 2nd Special Court – 8th April, 2020
 Notification dated 28.03.2020 directing that in
view of the inconvenience to be faced by the Notification dated 09.04.2020-
lawyers, litigant etc. in physically attending court modification in E filing
proceeding due to lockdown and to avoid https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Not
overcrowding in court precincts, court proceeding ice-Files/general-notice/2704
of extreme urgent matters may be conducted via
video-conferencing. Notification dated 03.04.2020
https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Not
E filing and Video conferencing procedure ice-Files/general-notice/2696
 For all matters involving extreme urgency, the
Advocate-on-Record/Party-inperson is first Notification dated 08.04.2020
required to file the scanned copy of the https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Not
petition/application and documents along with ice-Files/general-notice/2703
Form-A or Form-B, whichever is necessary,
through the email chcfiling@gmail.com Notification dated 17.04.2020
together with a prayer for exemption from filing https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Not
duly affirmed affidavit in the prevailing ice-Files/general-notice/2717
circumstances with an undertaking that deficit
court fees will be paid subsequently, within 48
hours of opening the High Court, after attaining
normalcy. Thereafter, and upon completion of
all formalities of filing such
petition/application, the AOR/Party-in-person is
required to file separately a signed and verified
application containing a synopsis of extreme
urgency through the said e-mail latest by 2:00
pm on the day, preceding the day of sitting of
the Hon’ble Benches.
 The application must inter-alia clearly contain
the case-details, Bench-details, contact-details
of the AOR/party in-person including e-mail id,
mobile number and alternate number(s),
residence/office address with Pin Code and
Police Station. The application must also
contain a separate paragraph giving consent that
the matter may be taken up through the Video-
Conferencing mode. In the application, the
AOR/Party-in-Person must specify as to
whether he would link through own
desktop/laptop/mobile or would prefer to avail
such facility in the High Court premises.
 For the purpose of video-conferencing, the
AOR/Party-in-person are hereby also requested
to mention their ‘Google Team” contact details,
Upon approval of the urgency by the Hon’ble
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 would be enlisted in the cause-list to be
published on the website of the Hon’ble High
Court in ‘Notification’ column by evening hours
on the day preceding the sitting of the Bench. In
all cases taken on the board, an intimation
regarding time of sitting of the Hon’ble
Bench(es) and approximate time of the hearing
of their case(s) shall be sent to the concerned
AOR/Party-in-Person on the Mobile Number
and e-mail as mentioned in the application. It is,
therefore, desired that the AOR/Party-in Person
must keep his mobile free around the time
indicated, as the High Court Registry will call
on the mobile number mentioned in their
application when the matter is to be called for
hearing through video-conferencing, as per
cause-list;

 Notification dated 03.04.2020 directing that

information/Notification pertaining to any petition
for bail or anticipatory bail and any urgent High
Court matter of West Bengal Police jurisdiction,
intended to be moved before the Special Bench of
this Hon’ble Court during the period of suspension
of functioning of the regular works, shall be
additionally sent by the petitioner to the following
e-mail id: lawcellwbpd@gmail.com, together
with details of the case.
 Notification dated 08.04.2020 prescribing that the
order of suspension of regular works of the
Hon’ble Court and its Circuit Benches, and also in
the Subordinate Courts/Offices under its control,
as contained in the Court’s Notification No. 1498-
RG dated 24.03.2020 read with Corrigendum No.
1504-RG dated 24.03.2020, shall continue to
operate till 30th April, 2020.
 Notification dated 17.04.2020, providing further
details with regards to E filing and Video
conferencing.

14 Andhra Pradesh  Notification dates 24.03.2020 directing that the
High Court High Court and all the subordinate courts would
restrict their functioning to urgent matters only.
 Notification dates 25.03.2020 issuing
modifications to Notification dated 24.03.2020.
the Notification also provided that the parties can
contact the Registrar for listing of urgent matters
telephonically or via email addressed to
regjudaphc@nic.in
 Notification dates 26.03.2020 further elaborating
the E filing and Video conferencing procedure.
 Notification dates 15.04.2020 directing extension
of suspension of work of the High Court and
subordinate courts till 20.04.2020.
 E filing and Video Conferencing guidelines
Notification dates 24.03.2020
http://hc.ap.nic.in/docs/suspensionnotifica
tion.pdf
Notification dates 25.03.2020
http://hc.ap.nic.in/docs/extension.pdf
Notification dates 26.03.2020
http://hc.ap.nic.in/docs/instructions.pdf
Notification dates 15.04.2020
http://hc.ap.nic.in/docs/lockdown.pdf
Notification dates 15.04.2020 Modified E
filing guidelines.
http://hc.ap.nic.in/docs/efilingandvc.pdf

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 The Hon’ble court modified the earlier guidelines Link to E- filing portal
issued vide Notification dated 24.03.2020 and http://117.200.63.133/casefiling/
issued updated guidelines via Notification dated
15.04.2020

 The party concerned can file the petition

containing all prescribed relevant documents
through the official e-portal.
 The petition has to be served to the opposite party
prior to the filing. An advance copy of the
petition in all urgent matters must be supplied to
the office of Advocate General, Assistant
Solicitor General or Public Prosecutor as the case
may be, email details are provided in the
notification itself.
 Court fee can be paid through the portal, but if
the party is unable to pay the fee at the moment
there is option of payment once the lockdown is
over.
 After submission of the petition the Registrar has
to prepare a report in cases of urgent matter and
submit that report to the Chief Justice for
approval.
 Once the approval for hearing is granted the
Registrar can intimate the details of the listing to
the filing party.
 The hearing is convened via Zoom application.

15 Telangana High  Notification dated 16.03.2020 notifying that the
Court High Court would take up only urgent matters.
 Notification dated 27.03.2020 notifying complete
suspension of work of High Court till 14.04.
2020.It also provided for procedure for urgent
listing.
 Notification dated 27.03.2020 enumerating
procedure for E filing and Video Conferencing
 Notification dated 13.04.2020 directing extension
of lockdown till 30.04.2020.
 Notification dated 17.04.2020 notifying that the
Hon’ble High Court would take up pending
admission matters filed after 01.01.2020.
 E-filing and Video Conferencing
 The complete petition in soft copy (scanned
PDF format) containing all the relevant
documents and Annexures including a brief note
explaining the extreme urgency and a brief case
synopsis can be submitted from email address of
the advocate to reg.gen-tshc@aij.gov.in . The
petitioner must also attach proof of payment of
court fee with the petition.
 Once the application is received the Registrar
tables the said application before the Hon’ble
Chief Justice for evaluation of the urgency
application. If the Chief Justice is satisfied with
Notification dated 16.03.2020
http://hc.ts.nic.in/documents/splofficer_2
_2020_03_16_18_22_47.pdf
Notification dated 27.03.2020
http://hc.ts.nic.in/documents/admin_2_20
20_03_27_14_50_45.pdf
Notification dated 27.03.2020- E filing
http://hc.ts.nic.in/documents/admin_2_20
20_03_27_17_50_19.pdf
Notification dated 13.04.2020
http://hc.ts.nic.in/documents/admin_2_20
20_04_13_14_23_22.pdf
Notification dated 17.04.2020
http://hc.ts.nic.in/documents/admin_2_20
20_04_13_14_23_22.pdf
SOP for video Conferencing
http://hc.ts.nic.in/documents/admin_2_20
20_04_18_21_04_46.pdf
List of Advocates for service
http://hc.ts.nic.in/documents/admin_2_20
20_04_22_14_57_31.pdf

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 the urgency, he would direct the Registrar for
listing.
 The matters shall be heard by the Hon’ble Bench
through web-based videoconferencing system
on the Cisco Webex platform.

16 Madras High Court  Notification dated 23.03.2020 enumerating Notification dated 23.03.2020
directions and procedure for restrictive functioning http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/Circular_
of the High Court and all subordinate Courts. It also High_Court.pdf
provides that the High Court would take up only
urgent matters. Notification dated 24.03.2020
 Notification dated 24.03.2020 directing interim http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/COVID-
procedure for filing of urgent matters. LOCKDOWN_CIRCULAR.pdf
 Notification dated 17.04.2020 directing detailed
procedure for Filing of urgent matters and Notification dated 17.04.2020
procedure for hearing via Video Conferencing. http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/notificatio
 Notification dated 18.04.2020 directing restrictive n113.pdf
functioning of High Court and Subordinate Courts
till 03.05.2020. Notification dated 18.04.2020
http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/Covid_Cir
 Procedure for Filing of matters that are urgent in cular_18.04.2020.pdf
nature.

 Providing directions that for all matters involving

extreme urgency, the Advocate/Party is first
required to send the scanned copy of the
Petition/Application/Grounds of appeal along
with the requisite documents as filed physically
in the Registry in support of their case and a
scanned copy of Memo containing brief details in
not more than 200 words explaining the urgency
as to why the court should take up this matter and
the precisely made Written Arguments in PDF
Format to the email ID -
m.jothiraman@aij.gov.in and to the email ID of
the Designated Officer concerned of the Registry
as per details provided in the Notification dated
17.04.2020
 Advocate/Party intend to file
Petition/Appeal/Application against Union or
State during this exigency, the Carbon Copy
(CC) of the same is required to be marked to the
respective Law Officers, the details of the email
address is provided in the Notification. The Court
fee and other charges, if payable to the
Petition/Application/Appeal so filed, shall be
remitted through E-stamping facility by utilizing
the services of Stock Holding Corporation Of
India Limited (SHCIL) through on-line mode and
the scanned acknowledgement receipt for the
said remittance shall be sent along with the copy
of the Petition/Application/Appeal.
 If the Hon’ble Court concerned approves the
application of urgent hearing and so directs, then
only the case will be taken up on file, otherwise,
the case shall be deemed to be considered as non-
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 from the Hon’ble Court concerned for
entertaining the case, the same shall be intimated
to the Advocate/Party by the Designated Officer
by return Email containing all relevant details
such as procedure of Video Conferencing.

17 Madhya Pradesh  Notification dated 25.03.2020 directing court Notification dated 25.03.2020
High Court holiday till 14.04. 2020.The notice also mentions https://mphc.gov.in/PDF/web_pdf/LU/Ne
that the Hon’ble court can permit Urgent matters w%20Doc%2003-25-
for digital hearing. 2020%2016.09.12.pdf
 Notification dated 14.04.2020 directing extension
of Notification dated 25.03.2020 till 20.04.2020. Notification dated 14.04.2020
 Notification dated 15.04.2020providing directions https://mphc.gov.in/PDF/web_pdf/LU/fin
for E- Filing and Video Conferencing. al-q6-dt-140420-1-compressed.pdf`
 Notification dated 20.04.2020 directing extension
of Notification dated 25.03.2020 and 14.03.2020 Notification dated 15.04.2020 E filing
till 03.05.2020. https://mphc.gov.in/PDF/web_pdf/LU/Ca
 E- filing procedure mScanner%2004-16-
 Complete petition containing all relevant 2020%2015.03.12.pdf
documents in soft copy (scanned PDF format)
filed through advocate on the official portal of Notification dated 20.04.2020
High Court, alternatively the petitioner can E- https://mphc.gov.in/PDF/web_pdf/LU/q7
mail the petition to following addresses- -20-04-2020.pdf
For Jabalpur - regj2hcjbp@mp.gov.in
For Indore Bench - hc-indore@nic.in E- filing Portal
For Gwalior - principalregistrargwl@gmail.com https://mphc.gov.in/efiling
 Further, soft copies of the same may be sent to
the Government Pleaders / Public Prosecutors
Office at the email provided within the
Notification.
 Payment of Court Fees shall be paid at the time
of E filing. If the petitioner fails to submit the fee
at the time of filing, he has to submit the same as
per the directions of court.
 After submission of the petition the Registrar has
to prepare a report in cases of urgent matter and
submit that report to the Chief Justice for
approval.
 Once the approval for hearing is granted the
Registrar can intimate the details of the listing to
the filing party.
 The hearing is convened via Vidyo Cloud
Meeting application

18 Himachal Pradesh  Notification dated 24.03.2020 notifying Notification dated 24.03.2020

High Court suspension of work of the High Court in view of
imposition of curfew in the state.
 Notification dated 27.03.2020 directing extension
of suspension of work till 15.04.2020 or until
further orders.
 Notification dated 16.04.2020 explaining the
procedure of E filing.
The E filing procedure.
 Complete petition containing all relevant
documents in soft copy (scanned PDF format)
https://hphighcourt.nic.in/pdf/Highcourtc
urfew2020.pdf
Notification dated 27.03.2020
https://hphighcourt.nic.in/pdf/COVID-
19.pdf
Notification dated 16.04.2020 E filing
https://hphighcourt.nic.in/pdf/instructionh
ighcourt.pdf

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 filed through E-mail at hicourt-hp.nic.in. It is to
be noted that only urgent matters are to be filled.
 Payment of Court Fees and submission of hard
copies shall defer till opening of lockdown.
 Once the matter is assigned to bench the
respective bench would decide the mode of
hearing.
 Once the approval for hearing is granted the court
would intimate the details of the listing and
hearing to the filing party.
 The hearing is to be conveyed from the residence
or office of the parties concerned.

19. Guwahati High  Notification dated 24.03.2020 directing that the
Court functioning of the Gawahati High Court, Principal
Seat, as well as its Outlying Benches at Kohima,
Aizawl and Itanagar; and all the District Courts
working under the jurisdiction of the Gawahati
High Court in the said four States, shall remain
restricted with effect from 25.03.2020 till
04.04.2020.Only the cases involving extreme
urgency involving liberty would be taken up.
 Notification dated 05.03.2020 further elaborating
the procedure of working of the Court during the
Lockdown period. The notification also provides
that the High Court is using as many as four Video
conferencing applications to facilitate Digital
appearance and smooth functioning of the court.
 Notification dated 15.04.2020 providing details
regarding limited functioning of the High Court
from 20.04. 2020.The notification also provides
new rules for E-filing and extension of Notification
dated 24.03.2020 till 03.05.2020
Notification dated 24.03.2020
http://ghconline.nic.in/General/Notificati
on-24-03-2020.pdf
Notification dated 05.04.2020
http://ghconline.nic.in/General/Notificati
on-07-04-2020.pdf
Notification dated 15.04.2020
http://ghconline.nic.in/General/Notificati
on-15-04-2020.pdf
Notification dated 20.04.2020
http://ghconline.nic.in/General/Notificati
on-20-04-2020.pdf
`

 Notification dated 20.04.2020 directing assignment

of staff duty for implementation of E hearing.

 Procedure of E filing and Digital appearance

 The following e-mail /ds have been created for

sending and receiving the request for urgent
hearing of the matters. Leamed Advocates shall
request with cogent reasons for such urgent listing
of the matters via e-mail in the format Annexure-
A prescribed herewith, and the same shall be
placed before the concerned Hon'ble Judge
holding a particular roster on a given date. Once
the Hon’ble Judge is of the view that the matter is
of urgent nature, the same shall be listed before the
Court, via the process above detailed.
For civil cases - urgentcivil.ghc@gmail.com
For criminal cases
urgentcriminal.ghc@gmail.com
For writ petitions & Other matters -
urgentwrit.ghc@gmail.com
 The hearing is convened via Vidyo Cloud Meeting
application

20 Jammu and  Notification dated 23.03.2020 giving directions of Notification dated 23.03.2020
Kashmir High E filing and listing of urgent matters.
Court

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  Notification dated 20.03.2020 directing that http://jkhighcourt.nic.in/doc/upload/order
access to all Court complexes shall remain closed s&cir/Circular%2014%20Dated%2023.0
during the lockdown period. 3.2020.pdf
 Notification dated 29.03.2020 providing
directions for E filing. Notification dated 26.03.2020
 Notification dated 14.04.2020 notifying extension http://jkhighcourt.nic.in/doc/upload/order
of closure of access to all Court Complexes in UTs s&cir/CIRCULAR_26032020.pdf
of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh including the
High Court Complexes at Srinagar and Jammu
 E filing and Digital Hearing Notification dated 29.03.2020- E filing
http://jkhighcourt.nic.in/doc/upload/order
 The Advocates shall file only extreme urgent s&cir/cir_16_29032020.pdf
matters to the e-mail id of Registrar Judicial
/Addl. Registrar (Judicial) along with the Notification dated 14.04.2020
praecipe/brief of the case and the reason for http://jkhighcourt.nic.in/doc/upload/order
taking up the matter urgently.The email detail o s&cir/order_1575_14042020.pdf
the concerned officers is as follows
Registrar Jammu
soniagupta265@gmail.com
Registrar Srinagar
massarat.shaheen@gmail.com
 The complete petition in soft copy along with all
relevant documents duly scanned in PDF format
filed through advocate, should be sent from
email address of the advocate to Registrar
(Judicial).
 After satisfying with the nature and urgency of
the matter, Hon’ble the Chief Justice will direct
the Registry to list the same before the Bench as
decided by Hon’ble the Chief Justice.
 Once the matter is considered for hearing, the
Advocate/Parties-in-person will be intimated
through SMS about the details of the date and
time slot allocated for hearing
 Payment of court fee and filing of affidavit by
petitioner, as of now are optional but the same
will have to be furnished once the normal
working of the High Court is restored, subject to
the orders of the court.

21 Patna High Court  Notification dated 24.03.2020 dieting that the Notification dated 24.03.2020
Hon’ble High Court would hear only urgent http://patnahighcourt.gov.in/pdf/UPLOA
matters. It also provides for procedure of DED/3547.PDF
contacting the Court for listing of urgent matters.
 Notification dated 28.03.2020 directing that all Notification dated 28.03.2020
sections of Court will remain closed until further http://patnahighcourt.gov.in/pdf/UPLOA
orders except for sections related to List, IT DED/3524.PDF
section, court officer and issue/dispatch.
 Notification dated 11.04.2020 notifying issuance Notification dated 11.04.2020
of a helpline number for assisting E filing and http://patnahighcourt.gov.in/pdf/UPLOA
digital appearance. DED/3577.PDF
 E filing and Digital Hearing
 High Court shall be restricted to hearing of only
urgent matters, the petitioner has to contact the
Registrar for listing of urgent matter and seek
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 procedure of listing. The petitioner can make
such request telephonically before the following
officers of the Registry, in between 11:00 A.M.
to 1:00 P.M.
Registrar General – (Mob.)9431017412, (Office)
0612-2504111
Registrar List - (Mob.) 9431821014, (Office)
0612-7158605
 In respect of matter found urgent by the
concerned authority, Virtual Courtroom will be
created, and link with PIN sent to enable
consideration of the matter by video conference
via “Vidyo” App, Skype, or any other app.

22 Orrisa High Court  Notification dated 23.03.2020, notifying that the Notification dated 23.03.2020
High Court and the subordinate courts would https://orissahighcourt.nic.in/important-
entertain only urgent matters till 31.03.2020. notices-pdf-view/notification/185/
 Notification dated 24.03.2020 notifying that High
Court and subordinate Courts would remain shut Notification dated 25.03.2020
till 15.04.2020. https://orissahighcourt.nic.in/important-
 Notification dated 03.04.2020, directing that the notices-pdf-view/notification/190/
filing counter of the High Court would remain open
from 06.04.2020 for certain duration during the Notification dated 03.04.2020
daytime. https://orissahighcourt.nic.in/important-
 Notification dated 08.04.2020, notifying E-filing notices-pdf-view/notification/191/
scheme.
 Notification dated 15.04.2020, directing extension Notification dated 08.04.2020- E filing
of above mentioned orders till 01.05.2020. The https://orissahighcourt.nic.in/important-
notification also directed that the filing counter notices-pdf-view/notification/192/
would remain open during the lockdown period
from 10:00 am to 01:00 pm. Notification dated 15.04.2020
 Notification dated 17.04.2020, notifying that the https://orissahighcourt.nic.in/important-
usage of Zoom application shall be discontinued in notices-pdf-view/notification/194/
wake of Government orders.
 E-filing Procedure. Notification dated 17.04.2020
 Lawyers and litigants shall file https://orissahighcourt.nic.in/important-
applications/petitions etc. by sending soft copy notices-pdf-view/notification/196/
petitions and other relevant documents only
through e-mail to efilingohc@gmail.com.
Wherever any application or petition requires to
be backed by an affidavit, a verification shall be
filed to that effect following the format of
affidavit. (preferably in scanned PDF format) of
such applications.
 Every e-filed petition shall contain a screenshot
showing that the email containing the soft copies
of all relevant documents has been sent to the
intended e-mail ID and shall further be
accompanied by an undertaking of the
Advocate/Party.
 Further, soft copies of the same may be sent to
the Government Pleaders / Public Prosecutors
Office at the email provided within the
Notification.
 Applications/ memos filed for the purpose of
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 urgency shall only be Submitted via e-mail to the
Deputy Registrar (Judicial) at drj.od-hc@gov.in
as is already being done and each such
application/memo shall state the specific nature
of extreme urgency so that it can be placed before
concerned Hon'ble Judge in charge for
consideration and listing.
 The court officials would keep a track of all the
applications filled and after completion of all the
formalities, forward the said e-filed cases to the
e-mail ID scrutinyefiling@gmail.com for
scrutiny of defects. Once the defects are cured a
communication would be forwarded to the
concerned parties intimating further procedure
 The Counsel/Party-in-person shall download
“VidyoMobile” (for mobile phone user) from
Play Store or App Store or “VidyoDesktop” (for
desktop or laptop user) from the URL
http://ecourtvc.nic.in/download.html?lang=en
for Video Conferencing.

23 Kerala High Court  Notification dated 25.03.2020 directing that the
courts would remain shut till 14.04.2020.
 Notification dated 31.03.2020 providing special
directions for filing of Bail application.
 Notification dated 03.04.2020, notified that, from
04.04.2020 onwards, the Division Bench
comprising Honourable Mr. Justice
A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Honourable Mr.
Justice Shaji P. Chali will take up only extremely
urgent cases except Criminal matters. All Criminal
matters will be considered by Honourable Mr.
Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan through Video
Conferencing. This arrangement will continue till
11.04.2020.
 E filing and Digital Hearing
Notification dated 25.03.2020
http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/downloads
/notice_a7_127_2020dtd25032020.pdf
Notification dated 31.03.2020
http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/downloads
/Instruct_adv_dtd_31032020.pdf
Notification dated 03.04.2020
http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/downloads
/a7_127_2020notdtd03042020.pdf
Instructions for E filing
http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/covid_files
/instructions_4adv28032020.pdf

 Urgent request notifying reasons in brief not Additional Instructions for E filing
exceeding one page be sent by Counsel to the http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/covid_files
registry by email to casefiling.hc- /adl_instr4crl_filing_04042020.pdf
ker@kerala.gov.in. Not more than one request
shall be sent in one e-mail. Multiple request in Guidelines for hearing and Disposal of
one e-mail will not be accepted. Bail matters dated 30.03.2020
 Further, soft copies of the same may be sent to http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/covid_files
the Government Pleaders / Public Prosecutors /om_r10_2020ssdtd30032020.pdf
Office at the email provided within the
Notification.
 Advocates will be informed about response on
request through same e-mail used for
communication.
 If permission is granted, he shall send the copy of
Writ Petition, Bail Applications etc. through e-
mail with a copy to State/Union Government in
the same e-mail used for sending urgent request.
Along with petitions or applications, an
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 will pay necessary court fee and any other
requisite charges applicable immediately regular
Court resumes its function.
 On receipt of such petition or application, a
temporary number will be assigned. The Counsel
/ GP / CGC will be informed through e-mail
about date and timing of proceedings. Regular
number will be assigned once regular work
resumes.
 The Counsel shall download Zoom/WhatsApp
for Video Conferencing

24 Uttarakhand High  Notification Dated 18.04.2020 notifying that other Notification dated 24.03.2020
Court than the fresh urgent matters with extreme https://highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in/upl
urgency, urgency in the pending matters viz. Bail oad/contents/File-676.pdf
Applications will also be taken up in the manner
as mentioned in earlier notices notifying E-filing. Notification Dated 18.04.2020
 Notification dated 24.03.2020 declaring court https://highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in/upl
holidays till 01.04.2020 oad/contents/File-685.pdf
 E filing Procedure.
 Advocate/Party who wish to approach the SOP for E filing and Video Conferencing
Hon’ble Court shall email the summary with https://highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in/file
grounds of urgency of the proposed/pending s/SOP_12042020_1.pdf
matter in pdf as per the given Format. The Email
address is ukhc.nainital@uk.gov.in. Additional Guidelines with Email Ids
 After the consideration of urgency, the
Advocates/parties are requested to send the https://highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in/file
complete Petition/Application etc., to the s/ADDITIONAL_GUIDELINES_New_1
Institution Section on the following email .pdf
hcuk.institutionsection@gmail.com
 Every such Petition/Application shall have
necessary details in a cover page, the format of In
all pending matters, the Advocate/Party shall
email the Counter/Rejoinder in pending matters
directly to the concerned section and applications
to Institution Section of Registry as they do in
normal days. The emails of concerned Sections
are provided in the notification
 A receipt number for the summary of the matter
requested for the urgent hearing shall be given to
concerned advocate/party via return email for
future reference. Accordingly, in any future
communication, the advocate/party shall give
only the said receipt number.
 The hearing though video conferencing will be
held as per the aforesaid Notification and the
Schedule. The required user manual for ‘JITSI
Meet’ Software is as follow.

25 Jharkhand High  Notification dated 23.03.2020 notifying that the
Court Courts would hear only Urgent matter.
 Notification dated 25.03.2020 directing
suspension of work in High Court and Subordinate
Courts. It also notified procedure for E filing.
 Notification dated 25.03.2020 directing that the
applicant shall contact the Registrar for
listing/filling of urgent matters.
 Notification dated 14.04.2020 providing further
directions for E filling.
Notification dated 23.03.2020
https://jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in/node/dis
play_pdf/OFFICE_ORDER_57_RG_240
32020
Notification dated 25.03.2020
https://jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in/node/dis
play_pdf/OFFICE_ORDER_No_187_Ac
cts_25032020
Notification dated 25.03.2020

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  E filing Procedure. https://jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in/node/dis
 The applicants who wish to apply for urgent play_pdf/OFFICE_ORDER_No_62_RG_
hearing or fresh filling in urgent matters, can 25032020
contact the Registrar on following E mail Id’s
between 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Notification dated 14.04.2020
Registrar General - rgjhc-jhr@nic.in https://jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in/node/dis
Registrar General - cpc-jhr@nic.in play_pdf/OFFICE_ORDERNo_72_14_0
4_2020
 Further the High Court also notified vide order
dated 14.04.2020 that fresh e-Filing of urgent SOP for Video Conferencing
matters will be accepted on the email id: https://jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in/node/dis
mentioning38@gmail.com between 12:00 play_pdf/SOP_VC11042020
noon to 1:30 P.M. The matters, for which
Hon'ble The Chief Justice accords his consent,
shall be listed for hearing before the
appropriate Bench.
 The petitioner has to provide all relevant
communication details and certificate to the
effect that the copy of the petition has already
been served through e-mail to learned
Advocate General on his mail id.
 One the petition is approved for urgent hearing
an intimation shall be issued with regards to
details of listing and procedure of Digital
appearance.
 The hearing is convened via Vidyo Cloud
Meeting application

26 Chhattisgarh High  Notification dated 16.03.2020 directing that the Notification dated 16.03.2020
Court courts would hear only extremely urgent matters. http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/noti/2020/noti_
 Minutes of the meeting dated 23.03.2020 notifying 341_16032020.pdf
that the work of High Court and Subordinate Courts
will remain suspended in wake of the pandemic.
Minutes Of The Full Court Meeting Of
 Notification dated 26.03.2020 notifying suspension
of normal functioning of High Court till Hon’ble Judges Held On 23.03.2020
14.04.2020. http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/officeorder1/20
 Notification dated 14.04.2020, notifying extension 20/order_40_23032020.pdf
of suspension of normal functioning of High Court
till 03.05.2020. Notification dated 26.03.2020
 E filing and Digital Hearing http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/officeorder1/20
 The Advocates shall file only extreme urgent 20/order_41_26032020.pdf
matters to the e-mail id of Registrar Judicial
/Addl. Registrar (Judicial) i.e. arj.hc-cg@gov.in Notification dated 14.04.2020
along with the praecipe/brief of the case and the http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/officeorder1/20
reason for taking up the matter urgently. 20/order_43mis_14042020.pdf
 The complete petition in soft copy along with all
relevant documents duly scanned in PDF format E- filing Directive
filed through advocate, should be sent from http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/other/2020/guid
email address of the advocate to Registrar elines_for_email_filing.pdf
(Judicial).
 After satisfying with the nature and urgency of
the matter, Hon’ble the Chief Justice will direct
the Registry to list the same before the Bench as
decided by Hon’ble the Chief Justice.
 Once the matter is considered for hearing, the
Advocate/Parties-in-person will be intimated
through SMS about the details of the date and
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  The advocates filing the cases shall necessarily
submit the advocate unique ID, Registered
Mobile Number and eMail ID along with
material papers. The Advocates shall mention
their Chhattisgarh High Court Bar enrollment /
registration number in the praecipe and shall
also attach a soft copy of their Photo ID.
 Payment of court fee and filing of affidavit by
petitioner, as of now are optional but the same
will have to be furnished once the normal
working of the High Court is restored, subject to
the orders of the court. An application shall be
submitted with a prayer for exemption from
filing duly affirmed affidavit(s) along with an
undertaking to pay the court fee/deficit court
fees which shall be deposited and submitted
preferably within 72 hours from the date of
resumption of the regular functioning of this
court.
 If the Hon’ble Judge allows the praecipe, the
Registry shall communicate the date and time
slot for hearing through Video Conferencing
and shall share the link of the Video Conference
Room with the Advocates concerned/ both
parties. This link shall be used only for video
conference of that particular case at the allotted
time. The advocates concerned shall ensure that
the link is not shared/forwarded EXCEPT for
notice to the opposite party’s advocate. The
applicant’s advocate is required to give notice of
the listing, serve a soft copy of the application
and share the provided link with Respondents.
 In order to join the Video Conferencing,
Advocates should install “Zoom Cloud Meeting
App” software on their Computer or
Smartphone.

27 Tripura High Court  Notification dated 23.03.2020, notifying
restrictive functioning of the High Court and
subordinate courts till 05.04.2020.
 Notification dated 24.03.2020 notified the contact
details of the Registrar for communication in cases
of urgent hearing.
 Notification dated 01.04.2020 notifying extension
of Notification dated 24.03.2020 till 14.04.2020.
 Notification dated 14.04.2020 notifying extension
of Notification dated 24.03.2020 till 03.05.2020
 Notification dated 15.04.2020 notifying details of
procedure for E filing.
 Notification dated 23.04.2020notifying that the
usage of Zoom application for digital hearing
would be discontinued.
 E-filing and digital appearance
 The regular filing procedure would continue
during this period (hard copies are to be filled).
However court fee is deferred and the advocates
Notification dated 23.03.2020
http://thc.nic.in/notification/THC-6755-
72.pdf
Notification dated 24.03.2020
http://thc.nic.in/notification/THC-6940-
69.pdf
Notification dated 01.04.2020
http://thc.nic.in/notification/order%20dat
ed%201.4.2020.pdf
Notification dated 14.04.2020
http://thc.nic.in/notification/THC-7039-
69.pdf
Notification dated 15.04.2020
http://thc.nic.in/notification/7086-
7118.pdf

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 are adviced to file a scanned soft copy at Notification dated 23.04.2020
rg.trphc@indiancourts.nic.in http://thc.nic.in/notification/THC-7140-
 For urgent listing the Advocates have to contact 70.pdf
the Registrar general or Registrar Judicial
telephonically.
 If the Hon’ble Judge allows the praecipe, the
Registry shall communicate the date and time slot
for hearing through Video Conferencing and
shall share the link of the Video Conference
Room with the Advocates concerned/ both
parties. This link shall be used only for video
conference of that particular case at the allotted
time. The advocates concerned shall ensure that
the link is not shared/forwarded EXCEPT for
notice to the opposite party’s advocate. The
applicant’s advocate is required to give notice of
the listing, serve a soft copy of the application
and share the provided link with Respondents.
 In order to join the Video Conferencing,
Advocates should install “Vidyo” software on
their Computer or Smartphone.

28 Manipur High  Notification dated 23.03.2020 directing Notification dated 23.03.2020

Court suspension of work of the High Court and https://hcmimphal.nic.in/Documents/susp
Subordinate Courts till 31.03.2020. It also directed ension%20of%20court%20work%20in%
that the courts would take up only Urgent matters. 20manipur.pdf
 Notification dated 30.03.2020 directing
suspension of Court till 14.04.2020. Notification dated 30.03.2020
 Notification dated 08.04.2020- E filing notifying https://hcmimphal.nic.in/Documents/Noti
guidelines for Video Conferencing and E filing. fication%2054%20HCM%20corona.pdf
 Notification dated 09.04.2020 providing
checkpoints foe E filing and Digital hearing. Notification dated 08.04.2020- E filing
 Notification dated 14.04.2020 notifying extension https://hcmimphal.nic.in/Documents/Gui
of suspension of Courts till 03.05.2020. delines%20for%20email%20filing%20an
E- filing procedure d%20VC%20for%20HC%20and%20DC
%20of%20Manipur%20during%20Covid
 An urgent request for hearing, stating nature of -19.pdf
urgency in brief, not exceeding one page can be
made by Counsel/Party-in-person to the Registry Notification dated 09.04.2020
by email to hcmefiling@gmail.com (whatsAap https://hcmimphal.nic.in/Documents/Che
no. 9612487187). Not more than one request shall ckpoints%20email%20filing.pdf
be entertained in one e-mail. Multiple requests in
one e-mail will not be accepted. Completed details Notification dated 14.04.2020
of the Counsel/Party-in-person including name, https://hcmimphal.nic.in/Documents/Noti
address, identity proof, contact number- fication%2056%20HC%20of%20Manipu
mobile/landline, etc. shall be mentioned in the r%20Covid19.pdf
urgent application. A copy of the same shall be
sent to State/Union Government, as applicable, to
the e-mails provided in the Notification.
 Counsel/Party-in-person will be informed about
the decision taken on the request through the same
e-mail used for communication. If permission is
granted, the Counsel/Party-in-person shall send
the copy of Petition, Application, appeal, suit etc.
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 Registry. A copy of the same shall be sent to
State/Union Government, as applicable, to the e-
mails provided in the Notification.
 The Counsel/Party-in-person shall download
“VidyoMobile” (for mobile phone user) from Play
Store or App Store or “VidyoDesktop” (for
desktop or laptop user) from the URL
http://ecourtvc.nic.in/download.html?lang=en for
Video Conferencing.

29 Meghalaya High  Notification dated 24.03.2020 notifying that the Notification dated 24.03.2020
Court Courts would take up only extremely urgent http://meghalayahighcourt.nic.in/sites/def
matters upon mentioning. ault/files//c4.pdf
 Notification dated 25.04.2020 notifying that
Courts would remain closed during the lockdown Notification dated 25.03.2020
period. The notification also provided for http://meghalayahighcourt.nic.in/sites/def
procedure for E filing and Video Conferencing. ault/files//c5.pdf
 Notification dated 14.04.2020 notified for
information of all concerned that the normal Notification dated 14.04.2020
functioning of the High Court and Courts http://meghalayahighcourt.nic.in/sites/def
subordinate to it, shall remain suspended till 3rd ault/files/c6_1.pdf
May 2020 and all the Courts shall function as per
the modalities already notified in the Circular
dated 25th March 2020 for taking up matters of
extremely urgent nature. Notification dated 14.04.2020
http://meghalayahighcourt.nic.in/sites/def
 E- filing procedure ault/files/c7_0.pdf
 An urgent request for hearing, stating nature of
urgency in brief, not exceeding two pages can be
made by Counsel/Party-in-person to the Registry
by email/WhatsApp to
Registrar General:
+919863064897/ rg.mglhc@indiancourts.nic.in
Joint Registrar (Judicial.):
+919619820691/ albert.lanong@aij.gov.in
 Whether or not a matter will be considered of
extremely urgent nature shall be decided by the
Hon’ble Judges/ Judge depending on the gravity
of the situation vis-à-vis merits of the case.
The learned Counsel/ Party-in-person shall then
send via email the petition/ application, as the case
may be, not exceeding 15 (fifteen) pages, as far as
practicable, as a single PDF document. The PDF
document containing the entire pleadings shall be
sent in a single email.
 Whether or not a matter will be considered of
extremely urgent nature shall be decided by the
Hon’ble Judges/ Judge depending on the gravity
of the situation vis-à-vis merits of the case.
The learned Counsel/ Party-in-person shall then
send via email the petition/ application not
exceeding 15 (fifteen) pages, as far as practicable,
as a single PDF document. The PDF document
containing the entire pleadings shall be sent in a
single email.
The Counsel/Party-in-person shall download
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 Store or App Store or “VidyoDesktop” (for
desktop or laptop user) from the URL
http://ecourtvc.nic.in/download.html?lang=en for
Video Conferencing.
30 Sikkim High Court  Notification dated 24.03.2020 deferring all matters
listed up to 04.04.2020.
 Notification dated 30.03.2020 directing extension
of directions issued in earlier Notifications whit
regards to containment of COVID 19 till
14.04.2020.
 Notification dated 14.04.2020 directing extension
of directives issued under earlier Notifications till
20.04.2020.
 Notification dated 18.04.2020 notifying that the
filing counter at the High Court would remain open
for from 10 am to 1 pm. The notification also
provides that the facilitation Centres for video-
conferencing established in the High Court of
Sikkim and all the District Courts will be made
available to such litigants who do not have means
or access to videoconferencing facilities.
 Notification dated 21.04.2020 directing extension
of directives till 03.05.2020
E- filing procedure
 The petitioner will have to contact the Registrar
for any urgent hearing or for filing in High Court.
 If the permission for Urgent hearing is granted an
intimation would be issued to the petitioner with
all the relevant details.
 The hearing is convened via Vidyo Meeting
application.
Notification dated 18.03.2020
https://highcourtofsikkim.nic.in/hcs/sites/
default/files/Notification/Notificaton%20
CoVID-19_0001.pdf
Notification dated 24.03.2020
https://highcourtfsikkim.nic.in/hcs/sites/d
efault/files/Notification/2020-03-
24_2.pdf
Notification dated 30.03.2020
https://highcourtofsikkim.nic.in/hcs/sites/
default/files/Notification/High%20Court
%20Circular%2030.03.2020%20on%20C
OVID-19%20ds.pdf
Notification dated 14.04.2020
https://highcourtofsikkim.nic.in/hcs/sites/
default/files/Notification/final_High%20
Court%20Circular%2014.04.2020%20on
%20COVID-19%20_1.pdf
Notification dated 18.04.2020
https://highcourtofsikkim.nic.in/hcs/sites/
default/files/Notification/signed_High%2
0Court%20Circular%2018.04.2020%20o
n%20COVID-19_0.pdf
Notification dated 21.04.2020
https://highcourtofsikkim.nic.in/hcs/sites/
default/files/Notification/signed_High%2
0Court%20Circular%2021.04.2020%20o
n%20COVID-19.pdf
SOP for Video Conferencing
https://highcourtofsikkim.nic.in/hcs/sites/
default/files/Notification/2020-03-
24_3.pdf
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