Bar on Entry of Public, Litigants, Clerks to Courts in Kashmir to continue
Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal of Jammu Kashmir High Court issued an order through the office of Registrar General Jawad Ahmed on March 21 reiterating a previous order issued on February 3 in this regard.
"Entry of the Litigants and public into the Court premises from the very outer gate shall continue to be prohibited,” the February 3 order had said.
If, however, any litigant on any reasonable ground is compelled to argue his case personally, he shall be allowed into the Court premises subject to the condition that he makes an application at least two days prior to the date of hearing through e-mail to the Registrar Judicial/Presiding Officer of the Court disclosing such compelling reasons and seeking Permission in that regard, it had added.
The February 3 order further said that if...