SOP on hybrid physical hearing from March 15 would go if SCBA not consulted, observes Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday orally observed that its standard operating procedure (SOP) on commencement of hybrid physical hearing from March 15 would go if it has been framed without consulting the Bar body, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). A Bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta heard submissions of senior advocate Vikas Singh, president of the SCBA, that the Bar body is an equal stakeholder in the justice delivery system and has not been consulted by the apex court’s registry in framsing SOP on hybrid physical hearing “If the Bar has not been consulted then the SOP will go,” the Bench orally observed and fixed SCBA’s plea for hearing on Tuesday during proceedings conducted through video-conferencing.