Margao: All Courts in South Goa District to start regular functioning from December 01.
As per the circular issued here Judicial working timing would be two and half hours from 11 am to 1.30 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm with 100 per cent presence of Judicial officers & the staff.
In a circular issued, Edgar Fernandes, the District Judge, has said that in the first shift, preferably, the cases which are fixed for evidence and in the second shift, preferably the cases which are fixed for judgment, order or hearing of arguments may be taken up.
The Judicial officers may not pass any adverse order owing to the absence of the advocates, parties, witnesses or accused persons.
Only those advocates, witnesses accused persons and party in persons whose matters are listed on that day’s board or whose presence is required by the court for any specific purpose like verification etc will be permitted to have access in the court building.