Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: The Government of Goa has issued the instructions to all the Courts and Quasi – Judicial Authorities, viz. Revenue Courts, Children’s Court, Industrial Court, Administrative Tribunal, Labour Court, RERA, Goa Human Rights Commission, Goa State Information Commission and other quasi – Judicial authorities such as Rent Controller, Dy. Director/Directorate of Panchayat, Mamlatdars / Jt. Mamlatdars / B.D.O.
The DIP release said that the competent authorities of above respective Courts should open the Court functioning on normal basis taking into account the situation prevailing in their respective districts.
“The principal idea is to avoid congestion and occasion of close contacts, the Bar Associations would also ensure that the Bar Rooms are not crowded, the Canteens, Cafeteria in the Court shall not be kept open beyond the office working hours, all the above mentioned Courts and Quasi Judicial Authorities would be appropriate measures to regulate entry of the litigants and the general public in the Court Complex to avoid crowding, the facility of Video Conferencing, if available, should be put to optimum use for the purposes of recording of evidence, ensured that sanitizers are available in all the above respective Court complexes for the visitors as well as the staff, particularly those manning windows where there is constant public dealing,” it said.
Further, the instructions says, housekeeping agency / staff be asked to ensure that highest level of hygiene is maintained in the Court complex and disinfectants are sprayed on a regular basis, all the possible preventive and remedial measures be taken to combat the impending threat of Covid-19 and necessary social distancing should be maintained during the transaction of the Court business.
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