INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
GUWAHATI: The Manipur high court has switched to hybrid mode of functioning from last Tuesday as continuous curfew and ban on internet
services have jeopardized the justice delivery system in the state
Advocates and litigants preferring virtual hearings remotely will have the video-conference facilities and e-filing services at E-Sewa
upholding all protocols of the court while conducting video conference remotely.The SoP said advocates and litigants may download the cause
service of which will also be available at the E-Sewa Kendra counters.The high court has notified dedicated helpline numbers for cause list
(7005102389, 9856443823), to assist litigants and advocates in e-filing (9089812323) and video conferencing (8014829143) to help to address
any query related to the e-filing process and video conferencing as well as technical support.Curfew was clamped and internet data services
were banned in the state immediately after trouble started on May 3
There have been intermittent hours of curfew relaxation for few days since then but the ban on internet services has been maintained
High court functioning hit by unrestOn May 4, "normal functioning of High Court of Manipur, including hearing of cases" was suspended till
May 8, according to a notification issued by the registrar general of the high court.With no improvement in the situation in the state and
curfew continuing, the acting chief justice of the high court, MV Muralidaran, on May 8 again suspended normal functioning and hearing of
cases for the next two days
The functioning of the court was further suspended from May 10 to 12 after that the high court ordered that sitting hours will be fixed in
accordance with the relaxation of curfew hours.On June 1, the high court's registrar (judicial), in a notification, stated that in view of
"curfew" and barring of internet data services, including broadband from May 31 in the state, "thereby rendering functioning of physical and
virtual court not feasible for the time being".
