‘Courts are bound to follow guidelines on hybrid hearings’

Plea says district courts not adhering to it despite directions

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the courts in the Capital are bound to follow the directions passed by it when it permitted trial courts to hold hybrid or videoconferencing hearings at the request of parties.

A Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh asked the Delhi Government and the High Court to respond to a plea claiming that the district courts are not permitting hybrid hearings despite its directions.

“The High Court has already issued directions. They are bound to comply with it,” the Bench said.