Digital Goa, Jan 28 – Goa courts will continue to work in two shifts till Feb 11. In view of the rising covid cases, all courts in Goa had commenced working in 2 shifts since Jan 10 as per the standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the Administrative Judges’ Committee of the high court of Bombay. The same arrangement will continue till Feb 11 states circulars issued by the principal district and sessions judges of North Goa today. As per the SOP, all Courts shall continue to function in two shifts and to take up remand, bail, matters of under trial prisoners, and urgent matters w.e.f. 29.01.2022. The Judicial working hours will be of 2 hours in each shift i.e. 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. The Office working hours will be 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. with presence of 50% of the staff everyday by rotation. The Courts may take up other matters e.g. fixed for recording of evidence, hearing of arguments etc., via virtual platform, states the circular. The Courts may take up the matters physically which are either brought or scheduled for compromise / compounding, the SOP adds. The Undertrial Accused shall be allowed to be produced in the Court through Video Conference only, the SOP further states.
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