Continuance of courts virtually will be a problem, says Supreme Court
The Hindu
“Continuance of courts virtually would be a problem. We were doing 60-65 cases on a miscellaneous day earlier compared to 30-35 cases now despite the experience of over one year,” the Bench said
Continuance of courts virtually will be a problem, the Supreme Court said on November 8 while refusing to grant urgent hearing on a plea seeking that virtual court hearings be declared a fundamental right for litigants.
A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai said there are many problems in virtual hearings. It will hear the matter in December.
“Continuance of courts virtually would be a problem. We were doing 60-65 cases on a miscellaneous day earlier compared to 30-35 cases now despite the experience of over one year. There are many problems with virtual hearing.

“Judicial time is a valuable public resource. Every frivolous or misconceived invocation of constitutional jurisdiction results in diversion of time from genuinely deserving litigants,” said the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court while imposing a cost of ₹50,000 on a man from Theni district who filed a petition with an unusual prayer: permission to conduct daily protests till the ‘World War’ ends.












