Declare summer vacation from April 26, SCBA writes to CJI

New Delhi, April 25

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Sunday requested Chief Justice of India NV Ramana to advance the summer vacation of the Supreme Court in view of the second wave of the pandemic.

In letter to CJI Ramana, five senior-most judges and SCBA President Vikas Singh said the summer break could begin on April 26 and end by June 6 with regular courts commencing from June 7.

The summer vacation should be curtailed by a week from seven weeks to six weeks, it added. According to the 2021 calendar released by the Supreme Court, summer vacation is scheduled to begin on May 14 and end on June 30.

Noting that the second wave of Covid is set to reach its peak by mid-May and the Delhi Government has also extended its lockdown till the beginning of May, the SCBA suggested that summer vacation should be advanced.

Singh urged them to convert the newly constructed advocates’ chamber building to a Covid care centre for lawyers, court staff and their families affected by the pandemic. It pointed out that its members were suffering due to the pandemic and many of its members have died in the last few days. — TNS