Supreme Court To Hear Lawyers On Video Call

Due to raise in Covid cases…

New Delhi: On Wednesday, 05 April 2023, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud considered the rising number of Covid-19 cases in India and took the decision that the Supreme Court is willing to hear lawyers via video conferencing.

Referring to recent media reports, a bench comprising the Chief Justice of India and Justice JB Pardiwala said the court is more than willing to permit lawyers to appear through the hybrid mode.

"We can hear you through video conferencing mode also," the Chief Justice of India said.

On Wednesday, 05 April 2023, India recorded 4,435 new coronavirus infections, the biggest one-day jump in 163 days (five months and 13 days), while the number of active cases increased to 23,091, according to Union health ministry data.

With the fresh cases, India's covid-19 tally reached 4.47 crore (4,47,33,719).

The death count rose to 5,30,916 with 15 deaths, the data stated.