Cuttack: Summer vacation of the Orissa High Court is set to begin from May 25, with Friday being the last working day before the break as the court remains closed on weekends.
Regular court proceedings will resume on June 22, according to an official notification issued by the High Court. During the vacation, the HC will conduct vacation courts on eight designated days through virtual mode. Hearings in different cases will be held from 11 am to 3 pm.
Vacation courts will sit on May 26 and May 29, during which four benches will hear various matters. A division bench comprising Justice K R Mohapatra and Justice M S Sahoo will hear cases, while Justice K R Mohapatra, Justice M S Sahoo and Justice M S Raman will also conduct hearings in separate benches.
On June 2 and 5, a division bench of Justice M S Sahoo and Justice M S Raman will sit, along with their respective single benches.
On June 9, a division bench comprising Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra and Justice V. Narasingha will function. Single benches of Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra, Justice V. Narasingha, Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy, and Justice Gouri Shankar Satapathy will also operate.
On June 12, 17, and 19, the division bench of Justice Sabitri Rath and Justice V Narasingh will hear cases. Single benches of Justice Sabitri Rath, Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra, Justice V Narasingha, and Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy will also function.
This arrangement has been made to ensure that urgent matters are not delayed during the summer vacation period.