No SC bench to be available during winter vacation: CJI D Y Chandrachud

New Delhi, 16/12: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday said no Supreme Court bench will be available from December 17 till January 1 during the ensuing winter vacations.

 

 

The CJI made the announcement a day after Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s statement in Rajya Sabha in which he said there was a feeling among the people that long court vacations were not very convenient for justice seekers.

 

“There will be no benches available from tomorrow till January 1,” Justice Chandrachud informed the lawyers present in the courtroom at the outset