Following a plea in the apex court by four advocates, the Delhi High Court was forced to begin a new system of physical and virtual hearings so as to make the work of lawyers easier in coronavirus times.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic and the nationwide lockdown announced from March 23, 2020, the Supreme Court of India has ensured unabated access to justice for people through videoconferencing in its 71st year.
The Allahabad High Court has asked the Central government to declare when will it begin the second phase of vaccination, for those above 50 years of age.
The Supreme Court bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta had taken suo motu cognizance on April 3, 2020 and had passed a slew of directions to the States to Registrar General of every High Court.
The Delhi High Court has adjourned the hearing on a plea filed by the Association of Healthcare Providers challenging the order of the Delhi Government reserving 80% ICU beds in 33 Private Hospitals.
The Delhi High Court on Monday disposed of a public interest litigation on the request of the petitioner to withdraw the same seeking direction to the Central Governmen
The Delhi High Court has permitted the opening of spas, wellness clinics and similar establishments with conditions to comply with the government guidelines maintaining proper hygiene, using masks, RT-PCR test for therapists, etc.
Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar has written to Delhi High Court Chief Justice D.N. Patel to reconsider forcing physical hearing and extending virtual hearing for 2-3 more months.
The number of daily cases was substantially lower now. Fortunately, the vaccine program is rolling out from next week and press reports show large-scale arrangements for the vaccination, the Judge said, adding the plea has served its purpose.
A representation has been made by Supreme Court Bar Association lawyers Kuldeep Rai, Ankur Jain, Anubhav, plus more than 500 members including Senior Advocates citing many problems which are being faced by them during the Virtual Court hearings.