Advocates’ association appeals for suspension of physical courts

Ranchi: The Ranchi District Bar Association (RDBA) has requested South Chhotanagpur division commissioner Nitin Kulkarni to suspend the working of administrative courts for 15 days, considering the surge in Covid-19 cases.
RBDA general secretary Sanjay Vidrohi said the courtrooms are generally packed with lawyers as a large number of cases are listed daily. On Monday, 160 cases were on the cause list, he said, stressing that many of the lawyers are now down with Covid and the suspension of physical courts would help check the spread.
“The number of advocates getting infected daily is alarming. RT-PCR tests are being conducted at the Bar building since January 4 and 50 advocates were positive in the first two days. Around a dozen advocates were found positive on Tuesday,” he added. RDBA had also written a similar letter to the Ranchi deputy commissioner a few days earlier.
The courts held by administrative officers deal with land disputes, elections and appeals.
Notably, the Ranchi district court has stopped physical hearings while taking up virtual hearings of only important matters.