COVID-19 And Indian Courts

In terms of the number of registered Covid-19 data across the world, India lies at the bottom of the list. However, in the last few weeks, India has witnessed a rapid increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases. As a result, there lies a possibility that India might witness a severe outbreak of this pandemic disease within a short period of time if its spread is left unchecked.

Keeping in mind the global outbreak of this virus and the growing number of cases in India, our judicial system has taken a few remarkable steps to control the spread of this virus within India. Several Courts and Tribunals in India have partially shut down and only urgent hearing will be carried out in order to avoid human interface. Many Courts and Tribunals have also issued direction for closing down filing counters and advocates chambers. Owing to this present situation, the Supreme Court of India has also decided to promote visual court proceedings, e-filing to prevent lawyers