Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana also met with SCBA and SCAORA representatives and had agreed to provide suitable areas for establishing Covid-related facilities
The Association also requested to approve the temporary conversion of the Advocates Chamber Block in the Additional Supreme Court Complex for use as COVID Care centre
SCBA Secretary Prasad felicitated the retiring CJI on behalf of the SCBA and kicked off the event by welcoming all members of the bar and introducing Senior Advocate Pradeep Kumar Rai to commence the function.
The application further stated that the High Courts appear to be best suited to deal with the situation, while seeking direction to allow the High Courts to continue dealing with the present issue.
The Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association (SCAORA) has moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of limitation period for filing petitions, applications, suits and appeals under all general and special laws before the Courts and Tribunals in view of the sudden increase in COVID-19 cases across the Country.
The Supreme Court has written to the Supreme Court Bar Association and the Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association requesting to reduce timings of Lawyers chambers blocks in view of the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases and imposed night curfew in Delhi-NCR region.
The Chairman has also mentioned the impact of SCBA President’s call and how it could elevate the possibility of protest(s) in future by other associations of the country
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has unanimously decided to write a letter to the Chief Justice of India, requesting him to hear them against the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the Apex Court for hybrid physical hearing without any consultation with the Bar.
In the petition, the SCBA claimed that the SOP for hybrid physical hearings was issued by the Registry of the Supreme Court without consultation with the Bar and if virtual hearings are allowed to continue permanently,
President of SCBA, Vikash Singh signed the letter claiming that the Auditorium was denied at the time when the SCBA was giving its farewell to Hon'ble Ms Justice Indu Malhotra.