The Johore Bar Committee has been informed that the interpreter of Johor Bahru Sessions Court 3, [], has, this morning, been identified as a close contact of a Covid-19 positive person. She is now in quarantine and awaiting her Covid-19 test results. Due to this situation, JBC has been in contact with the courts and have been notified as follows:-
(1) MATTERS BEFORE THE HIGH COURT AT LEVEL 25
“PERHATIAN
Bagi peguam yang mempunyai kontak rapat dengan jurubahasa [] dan kemudiannya mempunyai bicara/pengurusan kes di Tingkat 25, peguam dibenarkan untuk membuat permohonan penangguhan kes bagi kes yang telah ditetapkan pada 28 OKTOBER 2020. Kes-kes akan ditangguhkan melainkan jika terdapat arahan daripada Yang Arif Hakim / Pendaftar agar kes itu tetap dijalankan. BAGI KES KEBANKRAPAN, SEMUA KES TELAH PUN DITANGGUHKAN KE TARIKH LAIN. SILA SEMAK STATUS KES ONLINE.
Untuk sebarang pertanyaan, peguam boleh hubungi:
(Please refer the attachment with the Secretariat)
(2) MATTERS IN COURTS AT LEVEL 23A
“..arahan daripada Pengarah Mahkamah Negeri Johor bahawa Aras 23A yang menempatkan Mahkamah Sesyen dan Majistret Johor Bahru di tutup untuk hari ini sehingga esok (28/10/2020). Semua kes akan dilapangkan dan tarikh akan datang kes akan dimaklumkan melalui Senarai Kausa yang akan ditampal di Papan Kenyataan Mahkamah masing-masing.”
Members are advised to ignore the WhatsApp message that cases before the Sessions Court 3 will be closed from 28/10/2020 till 10/11/2020 and that all the cases would be rescheduled.
We sought clarification from Tuan Zulhilmi regarding said message; Puan Salawati has since explained that the WhatsApp message was sent prior to her consulting the Director of Courts, Johor.
SHAHAREEN BEGUM BINTI ABDUL SUBHAN
CHAIRMAN