The top court encouraged the standardisation of virtual hearing procedures across the country’s High Courts

DESK BRIEF: For SC, are online hearings just a stopgap solution necessitated by COVID-19 or an innovation with widespread and long-term use?

Responding to the 3rd wave of COVID, the SC began virtual hearings in January. The SC will resume hybrid and physical hearings on Feb 14th.

DESK BRIEF: The Third Wave of the pandemic has pushed the Supreme Court to shift to virtual hearings and prioritise urgent matters.

Desk Brief: The total number of pending cases in the Supreme Court increased in 2021 for the fourth year in a row.

In 2020, the Supreme Court had to manoeuvre through a host of new concerns heightened by the coronavirus pandemic.