
Courts to hold hearings in virtual mode
The Hindu
All courts in Puducherry will hear cases in virtual mode on directions of the Madras High Court in the wake of a spike in COVID-19 cases and the spread of the Omicron variant. In a note to the Puduche
All courts in Puducherry will hear cases in virtual mode on directions of the Madras High Court in the wake of a spike in COVID-19 cases and the spread of the Omicron variant. In a note to the Puducherry Bar Association, Principal District Munsif G. Christian informed that all district Munsif courts would switch to virtual mode until further notice.

“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.












