COVID-19: AP HC Restricts Functioning To Hear Urgent Cases For 2 Weeks; Telangana HC Issues Containment Directions For District Courts [Read Circulars]

The High Courts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have issued circulars to restrict functioning to hear only urgent matters, in light of the COVID-19 scare. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has decided that with immediate effect, all pending cases, except bail applications and petitions seeking suspension of sentence, will be heard only in case of urgency for next two weeks. In cases...