Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today took note of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country and said the Supreme Court is willing to hear lawyers via video conferencing.
Referring to recent media reports, a bench comprising the Chief Justice of India and Justice JB Pardiwala said the court is more than willing to permit lawyers to appear through the hybrid mode.
"We can hear you through video conferencing mode also," the Chief Justice of India said.
India today recorded 4,435 new COVID-19 infections, the biggest single-day jump in 163 days (five months and 13 days), while the number of active cases increased to 23,091, according to Union health ministry data.
With the fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 4.47 crore (4,47,33,719). The death count increased to 5,30,916 with 15 deaths, the data stated.
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