The High Court of Calcutta has decided to adopt 'Zoom' online meeting application for vitual hearing .
The notice issued by the High Court has notified that "Virtual Court proceedings of all the Hon’ble Courts of Calcutta High Court and its Circuit Benches at Port Blair and Jalpaiguri will be conducted through ZOOM instead of and in place of MS TEAMS from January 17."
Learned Advocates are requested to download Zoom Application in their device.
About Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It was established on 1st July, 1862 under the High Court's Act, 1861. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court building was designed by Mr. Walter Granville, Government Architect, on the model of the 'Stadt-Haus' or Cloth Hall at Ypres in Belgium.
The seat of the High Court is Kolkata, capital of West Bengal. It also has permanent Circuit Benches in Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in Jalpaiguri, the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 72.
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