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 be trained," a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said while issuing a slew of directions to ensure that hybrid mode of hearings in all high courts are not disbanded. "After the lapse of two weeks from this order, no high court shall deny access to video conference facility or hearing through hybrid facility to any member of the bar and litigants," the bench said in one of the directions It issued several directions for extending the facilities for hybrid mode of hearing across 25 high courts and tribunals. It also directed all high courts to put in place a standard operating procedure for litigants to avail access to hybrid/video conferencing hearings within four weeks, it said. Earlier, the top court on September 15 had sought the response of all the high courts and some tribunals on whether they have disbanded the hybrid mode of hearing cases.

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Infrastructure Of District Courts In Punjab & Haryana Not Disabled Friendly, High Court Asks Building Committees To Take Action
1 month ago

Infrastructure Of District Courts In Punjab & Haryana Not Disabled Friendly, High Court Asks Building Committees To Take Action

Live Law  

From an affidavit filed by the governments of Punjab and Haryana, the High Court has found that the infrastructure in district courts and sub-district courts in the states are not disabled friendly.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Alok Jain observed that, "The charts filed by the State of Punjab as well as State of Haryana reveal that there are several …

Following Supreme Court's Direction, Allahabad HC Enables E-Filing Facilities For Litigants 'In Person' At UP District Courts
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Following Supreme Court's Direction, Allahabad HC Enables E-Filing Facilities For Litigants 'In Person' At UP District Courts

Live Law  

In a communication addressed to all the District Judges in the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Registrar General of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday enabled e-filing for litigants 'in-person' through the e-Sewa Kendras of the District Courts of Uttar Pradesh to maximize the utilization of the eSewa Kendras. It may be noted that on 18 October 2023, the Registrar …

Supreme Court Asks Allahabad HC To Enable E-Filing & Virtual Appearance Facilities At UP District Courts
8 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Asks Allahabad HC To Enable E-Filing & Virtual Appearance Facilities At UP District Courts

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Registrar General of the Allahabad High Court to enable e-filing facility at e-Sewa Kendras of all the District Courts in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The Court also stated that a hybrid hearing before the High Court through a virtual set-up in the District Courts of Western UP may take place in compliance …

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  

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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 …

Chief Justice Chandrachud lauds use of technology in courts, reiterates its need
1 year, 1 month ago

Chief Justice Chandrachud lauds use of technology in courts, reiterates its need

India Today  

As a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court began hearing a batch of pleas in the electoral bonds case for the second day on Wednesday, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said he is happy to see the use of technology in the court. Senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, who was also in the court to present his arguments, stated that …

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 …

Virtual Hearing Facilities Can't Be Restricted To Advocates/Litigants Above A Particular Age : Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Virtual Hearing Facilities Can't Be Restricted To Advocates/Litigants Above A Particular Age : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while mandating hybrid hearings in all High Courts across the country, expressed its concern over the absence of uniform Standard Operating Procedures in High Courts, highlighting the need for a clear and consistent approach to electronic access for hearings. Inconsistent Access to Electronic Hearings In its order, the Supreme Court noted that many High Courts lacked standardized …

No high court can deny access to virtual hearings, says CJI DY Chandrachud
1 year, 2 months ago

No high court can deny access to virtual hearings, says CJI DY Chandrachud

India Today  

While urging all High Courts in the country to continue implementing virtual hearings, the Supreme Court on Friday reiterated that every judge in India needs to be technologically adept. As for the other High Courts discontinuing virtual hearings, the top court stated, "It's incorrect to require individuals to apply for virtual hearing facilities a day prior to their court date …

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 …

Manipur High Court Switches To Hybrid Functioning
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur High Court Switches To Hybrid Functioning

Live Law  

The Manipur High Court has recently switched to a hybrid mode of sitting, allowing litigants and advocates to participate in court proceedings both physically and through video conferencing. During the video conferencing session, participants are required to enter their name and item number accurately to ensure proper identification and is has been made mandatory to keep the camera on throughout …

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 …

Delhi High Court Directs District Courts To Permit Lawyers Or Parties To Appear Virtually Without Prior Request
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs District Courts To Permit Lawyers Or Parties To Appear Virtually Without Prior Request

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed all district courts in the national capital to permit any of the parties or their lawyers to appear through hybrid or video-conferencing mode during court proceedings, without any requirement of a prior request. As per a circular issued today, the full court of the High Court has issued various directions regarding the conduct of …

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 …

CJI DY Chandrachud's Strong Message To HC CJs : Don't Disband Hybrid Hearing Option, Technology Was Not Only For Pandemic Time
1 year, 10 months ago

CJI DY Chandrachud's Strong Message To HC CJs : Don't Disband Hybrid Hearing Option, Technology Was Not Only For Pandemic Time

Live Law  

While hearing a plea seeking to declare virtual hearings a fundamental right, CJI DY Chandrachud expressed his anguish towards Chief Justices of High Courts who have started disbanding the infrastructure for virtual hearings. CJI Chandrachud, who has been a strong advocate for the use of technology in the judiciary and has emphasized the importance of virtual hearings in promoting access …

All Courts Should Have Hybrid System For Hearing Cases, Opines Supreme Court
1 year, 10 months ago

All Courts Should Have Hybrid System For Hearing Cases, Opines Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday verbally expressed that all courts in the country need to have in place, a hybrid system for hearing cases. Before a bench of Justices SK Kaul and Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, Senior Advocate P Wilson said that regional benches of the Supreme Court are necessary for the benefit of litigants. Currently, the Supreme Court as well …

Supreme Court Seeks Responses Of High Courts In Plea To Establish Gram Nyayalayas
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Seeks Responses Of High Courts In Plea To Establish Gram Nyayalayas

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Registrar Generals of all High Courts in a petition which seeks directions to the States to establish "Gram Nyayalayas" as per the Gram Nyayalayas Act 2008.A bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and V Ramasubramanian added High Courts as respondents in the case, after noting that their presence was necessary for …

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 …

Supreme Court Permits High Courts Which Stopped Hybrid Options To Be Impleaded In Plea Seeking Virtual Hearing As Fundamental right
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Permits High Courts Which Stopped Hybrid Options To Be Impleaded In Plea Seeking Virtual Hearing As Fundamental right

Live Law  

In a batch of petitions seeking declaration of virtual hearing as a Fundamental Right, the Supreme Court, on Monday, allowed impleadment of High Courts, which have stopped virtual hearing. He submitted that last year in August, the Uttarakhand High Court had stopped virtual hearing completely. "It started with the Uttarakhand High Court last Aug, it stopped virtual courts completely and …

Plea To Declare Virtual Hearing As Fundamental Right Listed Before Bench Led By Justice DY Chandrachud
2 years, 4 months ago

Plea To Declare Virtual Hearing As Fundamental Right Listed Before Bench Led By Justice DY Chandrachud

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Registry to list the petitions seeking to declare virtual court hearing as a fundamental right before the bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud. The pleas were mentioned before the bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli by Advocate Mrigank Prabhakar who had sought urgent listing of …

'Make A Choice' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Reschedule Judicial Examinations In Bihar, MP & Rajasthan Which Are Clashing
2 years, 5 months ago

'Make A Choice' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Reschedule Judicial Examinations In Bihar, MP & Rajasthan Which Are Clashing

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, refused to entertain pleas seeking the Court's indulgence in issuing directions to Rajasthan, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh High Courts to conduct their respective Judicial examinations in such a manner, that they do not coincide. One of the pleas sought quashing of notification issued by the Madhya Pradesh High Court scheduling the Online Preliminary Examination of …

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 Refuses Urgent Listing For Plea To Declare Virtual Court Hearing A Fundamental Right
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For Plea To Declare Virtual Court Hearing A Fundamental Right

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to permit urgent listing of the plea seeking a declaration that virtual court hearing is a fundamental right. The petition was filed by an organisation of lawyers called "All India Association of Jurists" and legal reporter Sparsh Upadhyay, challenging the decision of the Uttarakhand High Court to revert to complete physical hearings, without hybrid …

"Considering Issue On Administrative Side": Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking To Adopt 'Virtual Hearings' As A Norm
2 years, 9 months ago

"Considering Issue On Administrative Side": Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking To Adopt 'Virtual Hearings' As A Norm

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation, seeking to adopt virtual court hearings as a norm across all the Courts in the national capital.The petitioner, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, stated that virtual court hearings are extremely convenient and time saving, hence, the Court should consider adopting it as a norm in all district courts as …

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 …

District Courts Expected To Follow Orders Regarding Virtual & Hybrid Hearings In Letter & Spirit: Delhi High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

District Courts Expected To Follow Orders Regarding Virtual & Hybrid Hearings In Letter & Spirit: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that it expects the judicial officers of the district and sessions courts to follow the order passed by it regarding holding of virtual and hybrid hearings in letter and spirit. A Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh also said that all such courts should keep their weblinks open on every …

PIL in Supreme Court challenges reduced working hours of Bombay High Court amid Covid-19
2 years, 11 months ago

PIL in Supreme Court challenges reduced working hours of Bombay High Court amid Covid-19

India Today  

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court by a Mumbai-based lawyer challenging the new Standard Operating Procedure issued by the Bombay High Court in the view of Covid-19. The plea also raised a grievance against another SOP issued by the Registrar of the High Court which pertained to the functioning of the subordinate courts in the …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: January 3 To January 9, 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: January 3 To January 9, 2022

Live Law  

Judgments/Orders of the Week1. 'Prayers Omnibus In Nature': Allahabad High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL On Alleged Corruption In Madarsas Case title - Mohammad Imran v. State Of U.P. Offence Punishable U/S 506 IPC If Committed In Uttar Pradesh Is A Cognizable Offence: Allahabad High Court Case title - Rakesh Kumar Shukla v. State of U.P. If Counsel Refuses To …

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 …

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, …

Delhi High Court Directs City's Subordinate Courts To Strictly Adhere To Full Court's Directions Permitting Hybrid/ VC Hearings At Parties' Request
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Directs City's Subordinate Courts To Strictly Adhere To Full Court's Directions Permitting Hybrid/ VC Hearings At Parties' Request

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed all the city's subordinate courts to strictly adhere and comply to the directions passed by its Full Court permitting them to allow hybrid or video conferencing facility at the request of parties. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was dealing with a plea concerning the issue of district courts not permitting hybrid …

Physical Hearings Happened For 70 Years, No Harm If We Go Back To It: Supreme Court In Plea Seeking Continuance Of Virtual Courts
3 years, 1 month ago

Physical Hearings Happened For 70 Years, No Harm If We Go Back To It: Supreme Court In Plea Seeking Continuance Of Virtual Courts

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India today agreed to hear a clutch of pleas filed before it seeking continuance of virtual court and hybrid mode, in December 2021.The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Mr. Sidharth Luthra before the Bench of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Abhay S. Oka, who queried Mr. Luthra in a lighter vein that effectively the …

Karnataka High Court Issues New SOP ; Cases To Be Heard In Hybrid Mode From November 8
3 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court Issues New SOP ; Cases To Be Heard In Hybrid Mode From November 8

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has issued a new standard operating procedure which will be effective from Monday, wherein the hearing of all the cases will be by hybrid mode of both physical and online in both sessions. As per the SOP, "Every person entering the court premises including advocates, parties-in-person, staff members and litigants shall preferably wear proper double face …

Delhi HC orders complete resumption of physical courts from November 22
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi HC orders complete resumption of physical courts from November 22

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered the complete resumption of physical hearings in courts, to come in effect from November 22. The registry, in two separate office orders, stated that the existing system of restricted physical hearings will continue for the high court and district courts till November 18 and November 20, respectively. “The existing mechanism of hearing matters …

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges MP High Court's Decision To Resume Physical Hearings
3 years, 1 month ago

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges MP High Court's Decision To Resume Physical Hearings

Live Law  

An application has been moved before the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Madhya Pradesh High Court to resume physical hearing of cases at the Principal Seat in Jabalpur and Benches at Indore and Gwalior from October 25, 2021.The application, moved in the pending Writ Petition of All India Jurist Association and another v. High Court of Uttarakhand and …

How Rs. 79 Crore Budget Approved For Hybrid Hearing Infra Without Consulting Experts?: High Court Asks Delhi Govt
3 years, 2 months ago

How Rs. 79 Crore Budget Approved For Hybrid Hearing Infra Without Consulting Experts?: High Court Asks Delhi Govt

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned as to how the revised estimate of over Rs. 79 crores was approved by the Delhi Government for providing infrastructure and other facilities for hybrid hearings in district courts in the national capital, without the involvement of experts. The Court was hearing a plea stating that Delhi's Subordinate Courts and Quasi Judicial bodies …

Delhi High Court resumes limited physical hearings after 5 months
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court resumes limited physical hearings after 5 months

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday resumed limited physical hearings after a gap of nearly five months when the second wave of COVID-19 hits the national capital. After the second wave struck the national capital, the Delhi High Court on April 8, 2021, suspended its physical hearing till April 23 which was later extended from time to time. Two division …

'Little Sensitivity Shown By Delhi Govt In Providing Infrastructure For Virtual Hearings At District Courts': Delhi High Court
3 years, 3 months ago

'Little Sensitivity Shown By Delhi Govt In Providing Infrastructure For Virtual Hearings At District Courts': Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has expressed its displeasure at the manner in which the Delhi Government has been dealing with the issue of providing infrastructure for virtual hearings in district courts and other quasi judicial bodies in the national capital.A Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh said:"There seems to be little sensitivity shown by the GNCTD in the …

Its The Way Out, The Way Forward: Young Lawyers Approach Delhi High Court Seeking Resumption of Hybrid Hearings
3 years, 3 months ago

Its The Way Out, The Way Forward: Young Lawyers Approach Delhi High Court Seeking Resumption of Hybrid Hearings

Live Law  

A petition has been put before the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and His Companion Judges requesting it to end Virtual Hearings and resume Hybrid Hearings before the High Court as well as its Subordinate Courts.The petition by a group of young advocates represented by Advocates Satya Ranjan Swain and Shoumendu Mukherji states that Hybrid hearings should be made …

Not Providing Virtual Hearing Facility To Party Contrary To The Spirit Of Holding Hearings During Pandemic: Delhi High Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Not Providing Virtual Hearing Facility To Party Contrary To The Spirit Of Holding Hearings During Pandemic: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that the act of the Controlling Authority under Payment Of Gratuity Act of not providing virtual hearing facility to the party concerned is contrary to the spirit of holding hearings during pandemic.Justice Pratibha M Singh also observed that it is the duty of such Authority to either make available the virtual link to the …

"Some Want Courts To Open, Others Do Not": Supreme Court On Plea Seeking Declaration Of VC Hearing As Fundamental Right
3 years, 4 months ago

"Some Want Courts To Open, Others Do Not": Supreme Court On Plea Seeking Declaration Of VC Hearing As Fundamental Right

Live Law  

The Supreme Court's Chief Justice led Bench today observed that the Bar is presently divided on the issue of continuation of virtual court hearing of cases and that the lawyers have expressed different point of views regarding the decision of the courts to revert to the physical hearing of the cases. The Bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana …

Delhi High Court Bar Association Requests CJ DN Patel To Prepone Resumption of Physical Hearings
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court Bar Association Requests CJ DN Patel To Prepone Resumption of Physical Hearings

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court Bar Association has written to Chief Justice DN Patel requesting him to prepone the date of resumption of physical functioning of the High Court to August 31, 2021.It has further sought that in the first phase of resumption of physical functioning, at least 50% of the Courts should hold physical hearings. The Delhi High Court Bar …

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 …

Hybrid Hearing From July 5, Only First Jab Takers To Get Court Entry: Rajasthan High Court Modifies Functioning Modalities
3 years, 5 months ago

Hybrid Hearing From July 5, Only First Jab Takers To Get Court Entry: Rajasthan High Court Modifies Functioning Modalities

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has issued a fresh Notification for regular hearing of cases in Rajasthan High Court from July 5, 2021 till further orders both by physical presence and video conferencing.This notification comes after the Rajasthan High Court recently suspended its earlier decision to resume the regular hearing of cases from 28th June 2021 in a hybrid manner. The …

Rajasthan High Court To Hear Cases Through VC Mode Only, Suspends Earlier Circular After Lawyers Protest
3 years, 5 months ago

Rajasthan High Court To Hear Cases Through VC Mode Only, Suspends Earlier Circular After Lawyers Protest

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has suspended its earlier decision to resume the regular hearing of cases from 28th June 2021 in a hybrid manner. The physical hearing of cases was to resume in Rajasthan High Court on June 28, after a gap of almost three months during which cases were being heard through video conferencing. Pursuant to this, the High …

Delhi High Court to Continue Virtual Hearings Till July 23 Due to Delta Plus Variant Threat
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court to Continue Virtual Hearings Till July 23 Due to Delta Plus Variant Threat

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Monday said it has decided to continue with existing system of hearing urgent cases via video conference till July 23 amidst the threat of Delta Plus, a variant of concern of coronavirus. A similar order was also passed by the high court with regard to the functioning of district courts here, stating that all the judicial …

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