Panaji, Nov 22 (TNN): In pursuance of the government's decision to set up evening courts in the state, the law department on Friday notified rules.
Under the Goa Evening Courts Rules, 2014, the high court may notify as many courts to be evening courts. These courts will function from 5.30pm to 7.30pm and will try all kinds of cases, suits or other proceedings.
The courts will also have jurisdiction to entertain and try all kinds of cases as may be assigned by the principal district judge, principal judge or chief judicial magistrate, as the case may be, states the government notification.
It adds that the high court may appoint, depute or transfer any serving judicial officer as a judge of the evening courts. And that the rules have been notified by the government in consultation with the high court of Bombay and the Goa public service commission.