COVID-19 surge: Delhi HC, districts courts to continue virtual hearings till May 15
The Hindu
On April 18, the high court had said that from April 19 onwards it will only take up "extremely urgent matters" filed this year.
In view of "alarming rise" in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, which saw over 26,000 fresh infections in last 24 hours, the Delhi High Court on Friday said the existing system of hearings via video-conferencing will continue till May 15. Similar directions were issued by the high court for the District Courts which have been ordered to conduct virtual hearings only till May 15. An order issued by the office of the Delhi High Court Registrar General Manoj Jain said, "All the benches of this court shall continue to take up only extremely urgent matters filed in the year 2021, through video conferencing mode.More Related News