Considering that the video conferencing device available to a litigant-mother was to be used by the children to attend school, the Delhi High Court recently asked the trial court to "try and adjust" the time for hearing in a case. .The order was passed by a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva. .The Petitioner-father had moved the High Court inter alia for a direction to the trial court concerned to take up the petition filed under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act through video conferencing along with his guardianship petition. .The Respondent-mother submitted that she had no objections to the petitions being taken up by video conferencing. .She, however, submitted that she had no advocate and could not afford one either. .While directing the trial court to take up the cases through video conferencing, the Court added that if a request was made by the Respondent-mother for a legal aid counsel, the same shall be provided to her. .The Respondent-mother further submitted that her children had to connect to school using the same video conferencing device and thus urged that the trial Court proceedings be taken up after lunch. .In response, the Court ordered, .The Trial Court shall take due cognizance of the submission of the respondent and appropriately try and adjust the time for hearing of the petitions.Delhi High Court.The petition was accordingly disposed of. . Read the Order:
