In a historic first, the Supreme Court of India convenes winter vacation benches to hear urgent cases. Chief Justice Surya Kant personally presides, ensuring critical matters on life, liberty, and public interest are addressed without delay.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has announced its winter vacation schedule, closing from January 13 to February 23. A vacation bench will hear urgent cases from February 7 to February 9, with judges designated to manage cases throughout the break. Essential hearings will primarily occur on Fridays, with some exceptions.
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New Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna’s directive prohibiting oral mentioning of cases for urgent listing has stirred mixed responses from the legal fraternity with one section terming it “commendable” while others want the current practice to continue to deal with “extremely urgent cases”. The new policy, announced Today (Nov 12), marks a shift from the long-standing practice where lawyers would request urgent hearings by mentioning cases before the CJI-led bench at the start of each day’s proceedings.
