On Wednesday afternoon, the corridors of the Delhi High Court were abuzz with worrying reports of an advocate testing positive for COVID-19..As the Delhi High Court completes the first month of resumption of physical hearings, worrying reports emerged today of a young lawyer in the Court contracting the coronavirus.During the course of a hearing in the Court of Justice Subramonium Prasad, Senior Advocate Kirti Uppal encouraged everyone present to wear a mask."I would strongly encourage your Lordship to wear a mask as a man has tested COVID positive," Uppal said.Following this, Justice Prasad immediately called for his mask..Apart from this, court official Ravinder Singh acted promptly and instructed everyone barring the counsel arguing in the case to leave the room and to maintain social distancing."All advocates barring the ones in the present case are requested to leave this room. Everyone please maintain social distancing," Singh said.
On Wednesday afternoon, the corridors of the Delhi High Court were abuzz with worrying reports of an advocate testing positive for COVID-19..As the Delhi High Court completes the first month of resumption of physical hearings, worrying reports emerged today of a young lawyer in the Court contracting the coronavirus.During the course of a hearing in the Court of Justice Subramonium Prasad, Senior Advocate Kirti Uppal encouraged everyone present to wear a mask."I would strongly encourage your Lordship to wear a mask as a man has tested COVID positive," Uppal said.Following this, Justice Prasad immediately called for his mask..Apart from this, court official Ravinder Singh acted promptly and instructed everyone barring the counsel arguing in the case to leave the room and to maintain social distancing."All advocates barring the ones in the present case are requested to leave this room. Everyone please maintain social distancing," Singh said.
