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In view of the prevailing Corona pandemic, Allahabad High Court extended all its orders till May 31, 2021 and directed the government as well as financial institutions not to take any action during the period.
A Division Bench of acting Chief Justice Sanjay Yadav and Justice Prakash Padia while hearing a PIL suo motu said on Saturday that all interim orders passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad as well as at Lucknow, all District Courts, Civil Courts, Family Courts, Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals and all other Tribunals or Quasi-Judicial forums in UP over which this Court has power of superintendence which were subsisting on March 15 2021, shall stand extended till May 31, 2021.
The court said that the interim orders or directions of this Court or any court subordinate to this court in Uttar Pradesh which are meant to operate till further orders shall continue to remain in force until modified by specific order of the court concerned. It is further directed that the criminal courts in UP which granted bail orders or anticipatory bail for a limited period, which are likely to expire, on or before May 31, 2021, shall stand extended for a period till that date i.e. May 31, 2021.
The Bench said that any orders of eviction, dispossession or demolition, already passed by the High Court, District Court or Civil Court, if not executed till the date of passing of this order shall remain in abeyance for the period till May 31,2021.
That the UP government, Municipal Authorities, other Local Bodies and agencies and instrumentalities of the state government shall be slow in taking action of demolition and eviction of persons till May 31,2021. The court further directed that any Bank or Financial Institution shall not take any action for auction in respect of any property or an institute or person or party or anybody corporate till May 31, 2021.
The court also made clear that in case of extension of interim orders as per the present order, any undue hardship and prejudice of any extreme nature was caused to any of the party to such proceedings, the said party / parties would be at liberty to seek appropriate relief by moving appropriate application before the competent court. Needless to say, the State and its functionaries will also be at liberty to file appropriate applications in respect of particular cases for necessary directions.