Regular functions resume at HC after 5 months

After five months, the regular functions of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court  resumed yesterday on a limited scale following the health guidelines.

A total of 18 benches of the High Court conducted hearings and disposed of cases in presence of lawyers and court officials, maintaining physical distance.

The judges, lawyers and court staffers were seen using face masks and hand sanitiser at court rooms in line with the health guidelines.

Physical distance was seen maintained in part at the court premises and its offices.

Some lawyers expressed satisfaction as they could go to the SC premises for moving cases before the HC.

"We are happy as we could come to the Supreme Court for moving cases after a long period of time. I hope that the litigants now will fight for justice now," Advocate Masud Rana told The Daily Star.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Monday constituted 18 regular benches and 35 virtual benches of the HC for hearing and disposing of cases.

Among the regular benches, 13 are division (two judges) benches and five are single (one judge) benches.