ISLAMABAD - In view of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the federal capital, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has decided to defer all routine cases and will only important hearings till May 16.
In this regard, the IHC Registrar Monday issued a notification on the orders of Chief Justice of IHC Justice Athar Minallah.
The registrar said the IHC chief justice would determine which cases are important and the office would issue a date after his approval.
According to the notification, only important cases including pre-arrest and post-arrest bails, habeas corpus petitions or detention matters, urgent petitions seeking stay orders, and any matter of genuine urgency, will be taken up.
It added that the important cases would also be fixed for hearing only after the approval from the IHC chief justice. These measures will stay in force until May 16.