COVID-19: Calcutta High Court Permits Hybrid Hearings, Court Hours Restored To Original Timings
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19: Calcutta High Court Permits Hybrid Hearings, Court Hours Restored To Original Timings

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday released a notification permitting proceedings to be conducted through hybrid mode which allows physical appearances of lawyers as well as through virtual mode. "Upon consideration of the recommendations of the Hon'ble Covid Committee of this Hon'ble Court, the Hon'ble the Chief Justice has been pleased to direct that the Court proceedings can be conducted through hybrid mode permitting physical appearances of lawyers as well as through virtual mode", the notification reads. "The staff strength in the High Court shall be increased to 100% of the total strength with effect from 02nd February, 2022" the notification stated further. It may be noted that last month, the High Court had issued a notification stating that in view of the threat of the imminent third wave of the Covid pandemic and also the alarming rise in the number of Covid affected cases, the High Court would function through virtual mode only with effect from January 3, 2022.

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Gujarat High Court Issues Revised SOP For Hybrid Hearings In Compliance With Supreme Court Directives
10 months ago

Gujarat High Court Issues Revised SOP For Hybrid Hearings In Compliance With Supreme Court Directives

Live Law  

In alignment with directives from the Supreme Court of India, as per an order dated 06/10/2023 in writ petition No.351/2023, the Gujarat High Court has revised its Standard Operating Procedure for Hybrid Hearings, superseding the earlier Circular No. Initially, the High Court started Hybrid Hearing on pilot basis for the designated Courts only and thereafter, based on successful its implementation, …

Madras High Court Makes Hybrid Hearings Mandatory For State's District Judiciary
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras High Court Makes Hybrid Hearings Mandatory For State's District Judiciary

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has made hybrid hearings through VC mode mandatory in the district judiciary of the state with effect from February 5th 2024. In a notification issued by the Registrar General of the Madras High Court, the RG said that the mandatory facility has been notified upon approval from the Chief Justice. “The High Court, Madras, upon approval …

Lawyers Must Be Allowed To Virtually Watch Entire Court Proceedings, Access Shouldn't Be Limited To Just Their Cases : CJI DY Chandrachud
11 months ago

Lawyers Must Be Allowed To Virtually Watch Entire Court Proceedings, Access Shouldn't Be Limited To Just Their Cases : CJI DY Chandrachud

Live Law  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday remarked that High Courts must allow lawyers to access virtual hearings throughout the court proceedings, without restricting such access only to the particular item of the lawyer. CJI made this remark while hearing a batch of petitions which seek directions to ensure that all High Courts and Tribunals allow virtual access. In …

Patna High Court Introduces Hybrid Hearing Option Following Supreme Court Directive
1 year, 2 months ago

Patna High Court Introduces Hybrid Hearing Option Following Supreme Court Directive

Live Law  

In response to a directive from Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, the Patna High Court has implemented virtual and hybrid hearing options for counsels and parties involved in cases. A notice dated 10th October 2023 informed that counsels interested in the 'virtual hybrid hearing" of listed cases can now exercise this option through the official website of the Patna …

Supreme Court Orders High Courts to Ensure Hybrid Mode Hearings in Two Weeks
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Orders High Courts to Ensure Hybrid Mode Hearings in Two Weeks

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Irked over the minimal use of technology, the Supreme Court on Friday said no high court in the country shall deny access to video conference or hearing through hybrid mode to lawyers and litigants after two weeks and made clear that technology now is not a matter of choice for judges. Every judge in the system has to …

Gujarat High Court Extends Ongoing Pilot Implementation Of Hybrid Hearing Of Cases To All Court Working Days
1 year, 4 months ago

Gujarat High Court Extends Ongoing Pilot Implementation Of Hybrid Hearing Of Cases To All Court Working Days

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has extended the pilot implementation exercise of the hybrid mode of hearing of cases to all Court working days beginning 7th August 2023 onwards.Till now, the facility, presently going on for the benches presided over by Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Biren A. Vaishnav, was only available on Thursdays. The Gujarat High Court has extended …

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 02 To July 09
1 year, 5 months ago

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 02 To July 09

Live Law  

Case: The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v Winsome International Ltd. Citation: 2023 LiveLaw 180 The Calcutta High Court has ruled that where the supplier is a “medium enterprise” under Section 16 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, the rate of interest levied on the arbitral award would be at the bank rate notified by the …

Gujarat High Court Introduces Hybrid Hearing Of Cases On Pilot Basis Starting With Two Division Benches
1 year, 6 months ago

Gujarat High Court Introduces Hybrid Hearing Of Cases On Pilot Basis Starting With Two Division Benches

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has introduced hybrid hearing of cases on a pilot basis. Once Thursday’s causelist gets published, the Advocates who are registered with the High Court's Registry and represent either party in the listed matters, can intimate the Registry through the online module for submission of hybrid hearing option at the case status section of the High Court’s …

CJI DY Chandrachud Says He Has Written To High Court Chief Justices On Hybrid Hearings
1 year, 7 months ago

CJI DY Chandrachud Says He Has Written To High Court Chief Justices On Hybrid Hearings

Live Law  

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Thursday orally remarked that he was taking administrative actions to ensure access to hybrid hearings in various High Courts. Gupta informed the bench that despite the COVID cases being on a rise, many High Courts were not permitting hybrid hearings. In February, while hearing petitions seeking hybrid hearings in High Courts, CJI DY Chandrachud had …

[Rise In COVID Cases] Madras High Court To Have Hybrid Hearings From April 10
1 year, 8 months ago

[Rise In COVID Cases] Madras High Court To Have Hybrid Hearings From April 10

Live Law  

In view of the rise in COVID cases in the country, the Madras High Court has decided to have hybrid mode of hearing both at the Principal bench and the Madurai bench, starting from April 10. Earlier, the court had decided to have hybrid hearings on all Fridays with an objective of providing the benefit and option of virtual access …

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petition Seeking Hybrid Hearings In Bombay HC, Asks Petitioner To Move HC
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petition Seeking Hybrid Hearings In Bombay HC, Asks Petitioner To Move HC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking adoption of a permanent hybrid mode of hearings at the Bombay High Court and and all its Benches at Aurangabad, Nagpur, and Goa. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala, while dismissing the petition, stated that the petitioner had the option of approaching …

Madras High Court To Have Hybrid Hearing Every Friday From March 3rd
1 year, 9 months ago

Madras High Court To Have Hybrid Hearing Every Friday From March 3rd

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has recently announced that it will commence virtual hearings for all the cases starting from March 3rd. Thos facility has been introduced with an objective of providing the benefit and option of virtual access to High Courts to all. The notification reads as under, "Advocates, Parties-in-person, litigants and all concerned are hereby informed that with a …

COVID-19: Delhi High Court To Continue Functioning In Hybrid Mode
2 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19: Delhi High Court To Continue Functioning In Hybrid Mode

Live Law  

Amid rising cases of Covid-19 in the national capital, the Delhi High Court has issued a circular for continuing courtroom hearings in hybrid mode until further orders.As per earlier office records issued by the Registrar of High Court, complete resumption of physical hearings had commenced from March 2, 2022. Amid rising cases of Covid-19 in the national capital, the Delhi …

Delhi District Courts Directed To Permit Hybrid/ VC Hearings At The Request Of Counsel Or Parties On All Working Days
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi District Courts Directed To Permit Hybrid/ VC Hearings At The Request Of Counsel Or Parties On All Working Days

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed all the district courts to permit hybrid or virtual conferencing hearings on all working days at the request of the parties or their counsel. The circular issued by the Registrar General of the High Court yesterday states that the Acting Chief Justice and Judges of the High Court have directed that the District Courts …

Supreme Court "World Leader" In Virtual Hearings, Held Over Two Lakh Hearings Online: Law Ministry
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court "World Leader" In Virtual Hearings, Held Over Two Lakh Hearings Online: Law Ministry

Live Law  

The Ministry of Law & Justice informed in Lok Sabha that since Covid lockdown started, the District Courts heard 1,23,19,917 cases while the High Courts heard 61,02,859 cases till 28.02.2022 using Video-Conferencing. It was added that the Supreme Court held 2,18,891 hearings till 14.03.2022 since the beginning of the lockdown period making it the "world leader" in virtual hearings. The …

Punjab & Haryana High Court To Operate Via Virtual Mode With Full Strength From February 1
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court To Operate Via Virtual Mode With Full Strength From February 1

Live Law  

In view of the decline in COVID cases, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has decided to hear cases via virtual mode with full strength from February 1. A notification in this regard was issued by the High Court on January 30 which states that all the Benches will hold the court through Video Conferencing mode w.e.f. It may be …

Calcutta High Court Sets Up 7 'VC Kiosks' To Aid Advocates In Virtual Hearings
2 years, 10 months ago

Calcutta High Court Sets Up 7 'VC Kiosks' To Aid Advocates In Virtual Hearings

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has established seven Virtual Court Kiosks in order to enable counsels to participate in virtual hearings as an urgent measure. The VC Kiosks have been set up in the following places, 3 VC KIOSKS at the Ground Floor of the Main Building in order to enable counsels to participate in virtual hearings as an urgent measure. …

Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Challenging Bombay High Court Circular Reducing Working Hours To 3 Due To COVID
2 years, 11 months ago

Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Challenging Bombay High Court Circular Reducing Working Hours To 3 Due To COVID

Live Law  

A Mumbai based lawyer has approached the Supreme Court seeking to set aside the Bombay High Court's circular reducing its functioning in Mumbai to just three working hours a day owing to the rise in covid-19 cases in the city and state. Therefore, he seeks to quash and set aside the SOPs dated January 3 and 10, 2022 and direct …

Supreme Court hearing to go virtual from Friday as India witnesses third Covid wave
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court hearing to go virtual from Friday as India witnesses third Covid wave

India TV News  

Highlights Supreme Court to hear all matters in virtual mode from January 7 It seems, we may not be able to hear cases through physical mode for the next 4-6 weeks, CJI said The development comes as the country is witnessing third Covid wave led by Omicron variant Amid the sudden spike in the number of COVID-19 cases, the Supreme …

Rising Covid Cases: Karnataka HC Issues Notification On Functioning Of Trial Courts In Bengaluru District
2 years, 11 months ago

Rising Covid Cases: Karnataka HC Issues Notification On Functioning Of Trial Courts In Bengaluru District

Live Law  

In view of large number of Covid-19 positive cases reported everyday in Bengaluru, the functioning of the all the District and Trial Courts of Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural District Courts will be restricted from January 5, till further orders. As per the notification issued by the Karnataka High Court, the following restrictions are made applicable: 1) Courts shall take-up …

Madras High Court To Hear Cases In Physical Mode From 3rd January, 2022, Virtual Mode Of Hearing Suspended
2 years, 11 months ago

Madras High Court To Hear Cases In Physical Mode From 3rd January, 2022, Virtual Mode Of Hearing Suspended

Live Law  

After the 9th November notification that lifted restrictions on the entry of advocates and clerks to court premises, Madras High Court has now decided to hear cases solely through physical mode. The notification states that all virtual hearings on video conferencing platforms will remain suspended from 3rd January 2022, i.e, Monday onwards. The 9th November notification had allowed the hearing …

Delhi High Court Seeks Report From District Judges Over Compliance Of Its Order To Permit Hybrid Hearings At Parties' Request
3 years ago

Delhi High Court Seeks Report From District Judges Over Compliance Of Its Order To Permit Hybrid Hearings At Parties' Request

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday called for a report from all the district judges, disclosing the details of the courts which were not complying with its direction to allow hybrid or video conferencing facility at the request of parties.The Division Bench comprising Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was dealing with a plea filed by Anil Kumar Hajelay, …

'Judicial Remedies Denied': Calcutta High Court Orders Admin To Immediately Upgrade Existing VC Facilities In Courts
3 years, 4 months ago

'Judicial Remedies Denied': Calcutta High Court Orders Admin To Immediately Upgrade Existing VC Facilities In Courts

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the High Court administration to immediately undertake measures to augment existing video conferencing facilities in all Court rooms of the High Court as well as the Court room of the 15th Additional District Judge in the Alipore. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea seeking relief on the ground that the petitioner had …

Bombay High Court To Partially Re-Start Physical Hearings From August 2; Hybrid System To Be Implemented
3 years, 4 months ago

Bombay High Court To Partially Re-Start Physical Hearings From August 2; Hybrid System To Be Implemented

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court will re-start physical hearings from August 2, 2021, and implement a hybrid system for functioning, as decided in an administrative committee meeting chaired by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta on Thursday. The committee decided that the High Court shall work physically on three days and virtually on one day, the Bombay Bar Association's standing committee said in …

Virtual Hearings To Continue At Bombay High Court Till End Of July
3 years, 5 months ago

Virtual Hearings To Continue At Bombay High Court Till End Of July

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court will continue virtual hearings till the end of July 2021, it was decided in a meeting chaired by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta on Thursday. The Bombay HC at its principal seat in Mumbai and benches at Aurangabad, Nagpur, and the Bombay High Court at Goa is hearing matters virtually since April 2021, owing to the covid-19 …

Bombay High Court to continue with virtual hearings till July end
3 years, 5 months ago

Bombay High Court to continue with virtual hearings till July end

India Today  

The Bombay High Court will continue with virtual hearings till the end of this month. The committee also decided that the first and third Saturday of the month will be working days for the court wherein hearings will be conducted virtually. Chief Justice Datta had recently during the hearing of cases pertaining to Covid-19 management in state pointed to the …

'May Not Be Possible To Conduct Physical Hearings': Supreme Court e-Committee Authorises High Courts To Avail VC Platforms Of Their Choice
3 years, 6 months ago

'May Not Be Possible To Conduct Physical Hearings': Supreme Court e-Committee Authorises High Courts To Avail VC Platforms Of Their Choice

Live Law  

Dr Justice D Y Chandrachud, Chairperson of the Supreme Court e-Committee has addressed a letter to the Chief Justices of all the High Courts, stating that it may not be possible to conduct physical Court hearings due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and courts may resort to hybrid model of hearing for some time. During the course of the pandemic, …

Media Watchdog Of Sanctity Of Judicial Process; Reporting Of Hearing Builds Public Confidence : Supreme Court [Full Court Room Exchange In ECI Case]
3 years, 7 months ago

Media Watchdog Of Sanctity Of Judicial Process; Reporting Of Hearing Builds Public Confidence : Supreme Court [Full Court Room Exchange In ECI Case]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday heard Election Commission of India's plea against the oral remarks made by Madras High Court that the ECI was "singularly responsible for COVID second wave" and that its officers "should probably be booked for murder". When Mr Dwivedi repeated the Commission's objection to the use of words such as "murder", Justice Chandrachud said, "Let's give …

COVID-19 surge: Delhi HC, districts courts to continue virtual hearings till May 15
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 surge: Delhi HC, districts courts to continue virtual hearings till May 15

India TV News  

In view of "alarming rise" in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, which saw over 26,000 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, the Delhi High Court on Friday said the existing system of hearings via video conferencing will continue till May 15. Similar directions were issued by the high court for the District Courts which have been ordered to …

Second Covid Wave: Calcutta High Court To Function Completely Through Virtual Mode Till Further Orders
3 years, 8 months ago

Second Covid Wave: Calcutta High Court To Function Completely Through Virtual Mode Till Further Orders

Live Law  

In view of the recent surge in the Covid-19 cases, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, on the recommendation of its Covid Committee, decided to hold hearings only through virtual mode from 14 April 2021 till further orders at principal seat at Kolkata and circuit benches at Jalpaiguri and Port Blair.The notification modifies the earlier notification dated 8th April 2021 …

Allahabad High Court Resorts To Virtual Hearings; Modalities Notified
3 years, 8 months ago

Allahabad High Court Resorts To Virtual Hearings; Modalities Notified

Live Law  

In view of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases, the Allahabad High Court has decided to stop physical functioning with immediate effect and to resort to virtual hearing from today, i.e. The Committee for the purpose of taking Preventive & Remedial Measures and for Combating the impending threat of Covid-19 has notified the following modalities for virtual hearings: Entry Advocates, …

Second Covid Wave- Calcutta High Court To Hold Hearings Through Hybrid Mode At All Benches Till April 30
3 years, 8 months ago

Second Covid Wave- Calcutta High Court To Hold Hearings Through Hybrid Mode At All Benches Till April 30

Live Law  

In view of the recent surge in the Covid-19 cases, the Calcutta High Court, on the recommendation of its Covid Committee, has decided to hold hearings through hybrid mode from 12th April to 30th April 2021 at principal seat at Kolkata and circuit benches at Jalpaiguri and Port Blair. "Proceedings shall be held physically or virtually or in a hybrid …

Covid-"Hearing Of Cases Only Through VC": Allahabad HC Issues 'Modalities & Arrangement' For Functioning of Lucknow Bench During COVID
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-"Hearing Of Cases Only Through VC": Allahabad HC Issues 'Modalities & Arrangement' For Functioning of Lucknow Bench During COVID

Live Law  

In view of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday issued the Modalities & Arrangement which would be effective w.e.f. The notification issued by the High Court also states that Video-conferencing facility shall also be made available in the V-C Cabins situated in the Mediation Centre. In related news, owing to the sudden surge in …

[Covid 19 Spike] Patna High Court Decides To Conduct Complete Functioning Of Court Exclusively Through Virtual Mode Till April 17
3 years, 8 months ago

[Covid 19 Spike] Patna High Court Decides To Conduct Complete Functioning Of Court Exclusively Through Virtual Mode Till April 17

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has decided to conduct complete functioning of the Court "exclusively through virtual mode" from 6th April to 17th April 2021 owing to the recent surge in covid-19 cases in the State. The modification came in view of the new guidelines issued by the Government of India and the State Government dated 3rd April 2021 in the …

Amid COVID Surge, Bombay High Court Returns To Virtual Hearing In Part
3 years, 8 months ago

Amid COVID Surge, Bombay High Court Returns To Virtual Hearing In Part

Live Law  

Given the surge in Covid – 19 cases in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court at its principal seat in Mumbai will hear criminal matters physically, while civil matters will be taken up through video conferencing, it was decided at a meeting chaired by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, on Monday. "Owing to the present conditions in the city, the Chief feels …

Second Covid Wave : Plea in Delhi High Court For Adoption Of Hybrid Hearings In Courts As A Free Choice For Counsels, Litigants
3 years, 8 months ago

Second Covid Wave : Plea in Delhi High Court For Adoption Of Hybrid Hearings In Courts As A Free Choice For Counsels, Litigants

Live Law  

A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions on the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court for taking sufficient steps to ensure continuation and adoption of hybrid mode of hearings in the High Court as well as other Courts and Tribunals falling under its jurisdiction. The petition, filed by Advocate Mujeeb Ur Rehman, A petition …

Surge In COVID-19 Cases: Bombay Bar Association Writes To HC Chief Justice Dipankar Datta Seeking Virtual/Hybrid Hearing
3 years, 8 months ago

Surge In COVID-19 Cases: Bombay Bar Association Writes To HC Chief Justice Dipankar Datta Seeking Virtual/Hybrid Hearing

Live Law  

In view of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, the Bombay Bar Association has written to the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Dipankar Datta, to provide for a platform wherein court proceedings in virtual/hybrid format could be conducted. The representation sent to the Chief Justice states that several members of the Bar have contacted the committee members and …

Delhi High Court To Permit Hybrid Hearing At The Request Of Parties
3 years, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court To Permit Hybrid Hearing At The Request Of Parties

Live Law  

The Administrative and General Supervision Committee of the Delhi High Court on Friday resolved to permit hybrid hearings in cases where a request to that effect is made by the counsel of parties. The notice issued by the Delhi High Court dated 19.03.2021 reads thus:"Hon'ble Administrative and General Supervision Committee in its meeting held on 19.3.2021 has been pleased to …

Hearing Of Cases From March 15: Delhi HC Issues Directions, Hybrid Hearings To Be Exception, Close Watch To Be Kept On COVID-19 Situation
3 years, 9 months ago

Hearing Of Cases From March 15: Delhi HC Issues Directions, Hybrid Hearings To Be Exception, Close Watch To Be Kept On COVID-19 Situation

Live Law  

Reiterating that the hybrid hearing mode will only be an exception and not the norm, the Delhi High Court on Friday issued some crucial direction in view of the fact that Delhi Courts are set to resume physical functioning in full swing from March 15. While some of them contended that even if the Courts are going to reopen physically …

Delhi High Court Seeks Status Report From Subordinate Courts On Feasibility Of Hybrid Functioning
3 years, 10 months ago

Delhi High Court Seeks Status Report From Subordinate Courts On Feasibility Of Hybrid Functioning

Live Law  

In a plea seeking direction for the Subordinate Courts and Quasi-Judicial bodies in Delhi to hold hybrid hearings, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday called for a status report as to the manner in which Subordinate Courts are currently functioning and if the necessary infrastructure is available for them to hold hybrid hearings. The plea The prayer in the petition …

'Will Go Back To Virtual Hearings If Physical Distancing Norms Are Not Followed': Justice Gautam Patel
3 years, 10 months ago

'Will Go Back To Virtual Hearings If Physical Distancing Norms Are Not Followed': Justice Gautam Patel

Live Law  

Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court, on Wednesday, raised a stink regarding overcrowding in his courtroom. The court warned it would suspend physical hearings and go back to virtual hearings if Covid-19 safety norms are not followed. The Bombay High Court resumed physical hearings on December 1, 2020, while subordinate courts resumed the same, with full capacity, on …

Delhi HC Implementing Hybrid System of Hearings Via Virtual and Physical Modes
3 years, 11 months ago

Delhi HC Implementing Hybrid System of Hearings Via Virtual and Physical Modes

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Friday said it has initiated steps for a hybrid system where a hearing can be joined through virtual as well as physical mode. Eleven benches — two division benches of two judges each and nine single-judge benches — have been conducting physical proceedings as per roster from January 18, and the rest are hearing matters via …

Supreme Court Administration Correcting The Virtual Hearing System, Bids Invited To Select Proper Person: AG KK Venugopal Tells Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Administration Correcting The Virtual Hearing System, Bids Invited To Select Proper Person: AG KK Venugopal Tells Court

Live Law  

Even as the Supreme Court mulls over the resumption of physical hearings, Attorney General KK Venugopal on Wednesday said that he has written to the Registrar General of the court on the abysmal quality of the virtual hearing system in the court and that consequent to that, bids have come to be invited in this behalf. The Delhi High Court, …

Lawyers Move Supreme Court Against Resumption Of Physical Hearing In Delhi Courts, Seeks For Hybrid System
3 years, 11 months ago

Lawyers Move Supreme Court Against Resumption Of Physical Hearing In Delhi Courts, Seeks For Hybrid System

Live Law  

Four advocates have moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court's decision to resume large-scale physical hearing before itself and subordinate courts in Delhi with effect from January 18, without giving a choice to lawyers to appear through virtual mode.Advocates Kartik Nayar, Nancy Roy, Sanchit Jollyand Amit Bhagat are challenging the order of the Registrar General of the Delhi. …

Over 500 Supreme Court Lawyers Write To CJI Seeking Resumption Of Regular Physical Hearings
3 years, 11 months ago

Over 500 Supreme Court Lawyers Write To CJI Seeking Resumption Of Regular Physical Hearings

Live Law  

"It is highly appreciable that this Hon'ble Court has opted to go on virtual mode to provide uninterrupted access to justice to the common citizens of this country, however, this virtual functioning of Courts system has more lacunaes than its benefits," wrote a group of over 500 lawyers to the Chief Justice of India on Saturday. The representation has been …

Calcutta High Court Decides To Resume Normal Functioning From December 7
4 years ago

Calcutta High Court Decides To Resume Normal Functioning From December 7

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued a notification informing that it will resume normal functioning from Monday. The Order has been passed by the Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan upon consideration of the recommendations of the COVID Committee of the High Court Hon'ble Court. District Courts The Order states that every effort should be made to resume normal functioning in …

Delhi HC To Continue With Restrictive Functioning Till October 8 [Read Order]
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi HC To Continue With Restrictive Functioning Till October 8 [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has decided to continue with the current hybrid model of both physical and virtual hearings. The court has decided to extend the restrictive functioning till October 08 in light of the ongoing COVID19 pandemic. As per the decision taken by the Administrative and Supervision Committee of the Delhi High Court, the restrictive functioning of the High …

Delhi HC To Continue With Restricted Physical Hearings, Number of Benches For Physical Hearings Reduced To 3
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC To Continue With Restricted Physical Hearings, Number of Benches For Physical Hearings Reduced To 3

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has decided to continue with the current hybrid model of both physical and virtual hearings.However, the number of Benches notified for conducting physical hearings have been reduced to 3 in light of rise in the number of COVID19 cases in the national capital.As per the decision taken by the Administrative and Supervision Committee of the Delhi …

'Resumption of Physical Hearings Is A Matter Of Grave Concern', Over 500 Advocates Makes A Representation Before Delhi HC Seeking A Hybrid System of Hearing [Read Application]
4 years, 3 months ago

'Resumption of Physical Hearings Is A Matter Of Grave Concern', Over 500 Advocates Makes A Representation Before Delhi HC Seeking A Hybrid System of Hearing [Read Application]

Live Law  

Over 500 advocates practicing in the Delhi High Court and the subordinate courts, have made a representation before the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court suggesting a 'hybrid system' of conducting proceedings before the court. While urging the court to continue hearing matters through video-conferencing, the representation states that in case there's a need to hold physical hearings, the …

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