Pinnacle court to start offline hearing of cases from 4th April.

30-03-2022

CJI N V Ramana on today clearly said the Supreme Court will commence physical hearing of cases from 4th April.

"From 4th April onwards the Supreme Court of India is opening fully, physically. Monday and Friday, we'll provide advocates virtual hearing if they provoke such options," said CJI Ramana.

Supreme Court Bar Association president Vikas Singh thanked the bench for the choice, saying "the Bar expresses its gratitude for the decision".

The Supreme Court presently has been holding online hearings on Monday, Friday and Tuesday, during Wednesday and Thursday, the hearings are in physical forms.

On January 2 this year, the highest court had decided to shift to the virtual hearings from January 3 in sight of the rising cases of Omicron variant.

Suspending the hybrid mode of the hearing, the apex court had decided to shift to a whole virtual style of hearing of the cases.