COVID-19: 16 Out Of 25 High Courts Resume Physical Hearing, Says Centre

New Delhi:

A complete of 16 out of 25 excessive courts within the nation have resumed bodily hearings which had stopped following the coronavirus-induced lockdown, Rajya Sabha was knowledgeable on Thursday.

9 excessive courts haven’t but resumed bodily hearings and are listening to issues just about, the Home was knowledgeable.

The federal government was requested whether or not lots of the excessive courts are nonetheless functioning solely by digital listening to.

In his written reply, Legislation Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stated, “9 excessive courts are nonetheless functioning by digital listening to solely.”

These excessive courts are Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab and Haryana and Sikkim.

In virtually all of the excessive courts, which have resumed bodily listening to, on-line or video convention (VC) courts are nonetheless functioning.

India has 25 excessive courts.