The Supreme Court will be hearing a case physically on July 30 after counsel for both parties agreed to appear physically to present the case. .An order was passed by the Court recording the same."The parties have voluntarily agreed to appear in court physically and argue the matter on July 30, 2021," the order said. The case will be taken up on that date. .The top court was functioning via video conferencing since March 23, 2020, when it shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It had issued a circular on March 23 suspending the entry of lawyers and litigants to the court premises and directing that only urgent cases will be taken up for hearing through video conferencing.Virtual hearings are conducted through Vidyo app, which can be downloaded on mobile phones and desktop.The Court had attempted to resume physical hearing in September 2020, but with little success.It had, in fact, modified the Court rooms and installed infrastructure to commence physical hearing in a limited way, but the same was met with a lukewarm response from the Bar.After nearly a year, it had decided to commence hybrid mode of hearing from March 2021. Under the hybrid system, when a matter is heard in physical court, the parties/ lawyers will have the option to appear either physically or virtually.In other words, when a matter is heard in physical court, one party can appear physically and the other party can appear virtually.In case of a matter directed to be listed for hybrid hearing by the Bench, if none of the parties opts for physical hearing, the matter would be taken up for hearing through video/tele-conferencingThe hybrid hearings were in place when second wave of COVID-19 hit forcing judges sit from their residence.This meant that hearings in top court once again reverted to full virtual mode.
The Supreme Court will be hearing a case physically on July 30 after counsel for both parties agreed to appear physically to present the case. .An order was passed by the Court recording the same."The parties have voluntarily agreed to appear in court physically and argue the matter on July 30, 2021," the order said. The case will be taken up on that date. .The top court was functioning via video conferencing since March 23, 2020, when it shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It had issued a circular on March 23 suspending the entry of lawyers and litigants to the court premises and directing that only urgent cases will be taken up for hearing through video conferencing.Virtual hearings are conducted through Vidyo app, which can be downloaded on mobile phones and desktop.The Court had attempted to resume physical hearing in September 2020, but with little success.It had, in fact, modified the Court rooms and installed infrastructure to commence physical hearing in a limited way, but the same was met with a lukewarm response from the Bar.After nearly a year, it had decided to commence hybrid mode of hearing from March 2021. Under the hybrid system, when a matter is heard in physical court, the parties/ lawyers will have the option to appear either physically or virtually.In other words, when a matter is heard in physical court, one party can appear physically and the other party can appear virtually.In case of a matter directed to be listed for hybrid hearing by the Bench, if none of the parties opts for physical hearing, the matter would be taken up for hearing through video/tele-conferencingThe hybrid hearings were in place when second wave of COVID-19 hit forcing judges sit from their residence.This meant that hearings in top court once again reverted to full virtual mode.
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