Indian judiciary continues to be 'feudal' and can be 'modern and futuristic only if mindsets change', said Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud in Kevadia Sunday
The Delhi High Court and Districts Courts in the national capital will resume physical hearing in a restricted manner with effect from August 31 and August 24, respectively.
The Full Court is pleased to observe that physical hearings in the District Courts in Delhi may be resumed in a restricted manner with effect from August 16 on an experimental basis, subject to further orders, based on evaluation of the situation of the pandemic in the NCT of Delhi, said Delhi High Court
Considering the threat of the Delta Plus variant, the Full Court (Delhi High Court) has resolved to adopt a policy of wait and watch and to act cautiously, particularly in view of the loss of precious lives of judicial officers, advocates, and court staff.
The Delhi High Court today in view of the alarming rise in the COVID-19 case in Delhi, through its office order directed for the resumption of the system of Court hearings through Virtual Mode only till April 24 and 23 for District and High Court respectively.
Due to Covid-19, the functioning of all courts has been badly hit, with case pendency reaching all-time highs. In district and taluka courts alone, it has reached 3.81 crore cases.