Normally, the High Court functions from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, continuous showers since August 18, 2025, have led to disruptions across the city. File
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The Bombay High Court (HC) on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) functioned only till 12.30 p.m. in view of incessant rainfall that battered the city, disrupting road and rail traffic and forcing the closure of several government offices.
In a notice issued in the morning, the HC stated that due to heavy rains, bad weather forecast, and difficulties faced by advocates and staff members in commuting, all courts at the principal seat in Mumbai would hear matters only till 12.30 p.m. Officials and staff members were permitted to leave the office by 1 p.m., while secretarial staff were asked to leave as per the directions of judges.
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The notice signed by the registrar and prothonotary and senior master of the High Court, said, “It is hereby notified for the information of the advocates and the parties appearing in-person at the principal seat at Bombay that today i.e. 19th August 2025, due to heavy rains and bad weather forecast as well as difficulties to the advocates and staff members during commutation, the Hon’ble the Chief Justice has been pleased to issue the following directions: All the Hon’ble Courts will take up the extant judicial assignment up to 12.30 p.m. only.”
The second direction said, “All the officials/staff members are permitted to leave the office by 1.00 p.m. The Secretarial Staff shall leave the office as per the directions of the Hon’ble Judges.”
Normally, the High Court functions from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, continuous showers since Monday (August 18, 2025) have led to disruptions across the city. Several advocates were seen appearing online to argue their matters before the court on both Monday (August 18, 2025) and Tuesday (August 19, 2025).
The India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Mumbai and adjoining districts, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places on Tuesday (August 19, 2025). The downpour, which followed a day of pounding rains, further crippled normal life, leaving citizens grappling with traffic jams, waterlogging, and train delays.
Published – August 19, 2025 08:36 pm IST
