Limited work in Kanpur Nagar courts from May 26

Kanpur: In compliance of the directives issued by Allahabad high court, the Kanpur Nagar district courts will begin limited judicial work from May 26 in the absence of clients and pairokars.
According to district and sessions judge Ashok Kumar Singh, apart from his court , special courts such as SC/ST Act court, EC Act court, Posco Act court, Gangsters Act court, NDPS Act court and the courts of chief metropolitan magistrate and special chief judicial magistrate will perform judicial work through video conferencing.
These courts would hear urgent matters like pending/fresh bail applications, anticipatory bails, judicial remand in respect of undertrials and disposal of police report/section 173CrPC , disposal of applications of investigation officers In different time slot, Singh said.
General dates would be given in civil and criminal matters other than the mentioned matters. The hearing would take place through video conferencing and only those advocates would be allowed to enter the court premises whose matter has been listed for hearing. The entry of clerks and clients and pairokars would be restricted in the court premises till Kanpur Nagar is in the red zone, he added.
Dedicated helplines have been established by the District Legal Service Authority which shall be manned by the paralegal volunteers. The urgent applications will be received on email Kanpurnagarcourtfiling@gmail.com which would be registered on CIS, the district judge said. Besides mail dedicated help line 9807168165and 9936094291would be available for legal support.
The applications would be taken for hearing after 48 hours and information in this regard would be loaded on the website. The advocates , residing in hotspot areas, would not be allowed to enter the court premises and instead enter in the court through Shatabdi gate.
The applications should be supported by an affidavit in which the contact number of litigants and their counsels would be mentioned.
The advocates sitting at virtual court room would argue their cases turn by turn. The judicial officer, sitting in chamber, would be connected with advocates though video conferencing.
The district judge will allocate time for all judges and given time slot, Singh said. Only ten percent court staff would be called to work in a court room. Wearing face mask and maintaining social distancing would be mandatory for advocates and the court staff, the district judge said .