Calcutta HC Lawyers Say It’s Too Hot For Them To Work, Extend Summer Vacations By A Week [Read Resolution]
More than 90% of Calcutta High Court’s Bar Association members reportedly took their “extended summer vacation” on Tuesday in view of the “sweltering heat”. The Judges, however, kept their doors open for litigants and lawyers willing to work, taking up all the cases listed in the 20 courts, and passing orders in three.Earlier, in a letter addressed to the Acting Chief Justice. Earlier, in a letter addressed to the Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, Mr. Suranjan Dasgupta, the Secretary of the High Court Bar Association had demanded an extension of their summer vacations by a week, claiming that the heat is making it difficult for them to discharge their functions. “The General Body of the Association considering what has been stated above unanimously decided ‘that due to the sweltering heat the Advocates would not participate in any judicial proceeding from 06/06/2017 to 12/06/2017, during which period the Bar Association will also remain closed and to this effect the Hon’ble Chief Justice and His companion Justices may be requested not to pass any adverse order or orders subject to the discretion of Your Lordships, not to dismiss any matter, not to take up any matter ex parte and not to delist any listed matter in absence of the Ld.
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