COVID-19 Effect: Telangana Defers Transfers of Judicial Officials for 1 Year
The Telangana High Court on Tuesday deferred transfers of all judicial officers in the state for one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hyderabad, May 5 (PTI) The Telangana High Court on Tuesday deferred transfers of all judicial officers in the state for one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Considering the exigencies caused by the pandemic of COVID-19 outbreak, the High Court is pleased to defer the annual general transfers-2020 of the judicial officers in all the cadres in the state for one year.
However a decision will be taken in future on individual cases or on administrative exigencies," the court said in a notification.
The High Court also directed all unit heads to defer the annual general transfers of judicial ministerial staff for one year for the same reason.
The HighCourtearlier issued a notification, cancelling the summer vacation which was supposed to begin from May 4 for it, allcourtsand judicial services in the state.
TheCourtcurrently has been hearing only "matters involving extreme urgency" through video conferencing. PTI
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