New Delhi, March 26 -- : Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a three-week nationwide lockdown, the Supreme Court on Thursday issued a circular and said the court will continue to hear matters through video conferencing involving extreme urgency, till further orders.
"For all matters involving extreme urgency, the Advocate on Record (AOR)/party-in-person is first required to file the petition or miscellaneous application, preferably through the e-filing mode available on the SC website," the top court said in its circular.
The court requested the AOR/party-in-person to mention their alternative Skype, FaceTime or WhatsApp contact details to obviate the inconvenience that may be faced due to unforeseen linkage issues of video ...