Delhi HC closes from June 1, vacation judges nominated

Delhi High Court will remain closed for summer vacation from June 1 and reopen on July 1.

Meanwhile, Chief Justice A P Shah has nominated six vacation judges to deal with urgent civil and criminal cases during the recess.

The judges are Justice Veena Birbal, Justice J R Midha, Justice Manmohan Singh, Justice Suresh Kait, Justice Aruna Suresh and Justice Sudarshan Kumar Mishra.

As per the orders signed by Mr Rakesh Kapoor, Registrar General of the High Court, these judges would sit on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the period.

The notification added limitation will not run for purposes of institution of civil and criminal cases during this period.