<p>A committee of seven judges has decided against the resumption of the physical court hearings in the Supreme Court, in view of current Covid-19 situation here for a period at least two weeks for now.</p>.<p>"In view of unanimous medical opinion that while there is a marginal dip in the reported cases of Covid-19 cases in the past couple of days, the status quo needs to be maintained at least for a period of two weeks, the committee of judges decided to review the situation after two weeks," an official statement said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-2-day-janta-curfew-imposed-in-nagpur-city-to-combat-rising-covid-19-cases-864013.html"><strong>For latest updates on Coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>The committee, led by a second senior-most judge, Justice N V Ramana also resolved that for the present, the court functioning will continue through video conferencing in order to obviate the risk of spread of infection in the premises.</p>.<p>The committee held a discussion through video conference on July 21, with the president of SC Bar Association Dushyant Dave, president SCAoRA Shivaji M Jadhav and BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra wherein opinions from medical experts were considered with regard to present status of Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>As the Bar leaders apprised the committee of difficulties faced by the lawyers, the committee said it was fully "conscious and deeply concerned of their difficulties".</p>.<p>It was anxious to gradually restore normalcy in the physical functioning of the court, still, the decision will have to be guided by a holistic assessment of the situation on the basis of medical advise and also considering the safety and wellness of lawyers, litigants, Registry staff and lastly of judges also, it added.</p>.<p>The committee also asked the representatives of Bar to meet the Secretary-General and the concerned Registrar for remedial measures with regard to difficulties faced by the lawyers relating to E-filing and video conferencing.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-july-26-865763.html"><strong>Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on July 26</strong></a></p>.<p>Since March, the top court has restricted the number of courts which have been conducting hearing of cases through video conferencing only.</p>.<p>As on July 25, Delhi recorded 1142 new cases of Covid-19, taking the total numbers of affected people to 129531</p>
<p>A committee of seven judges has decided against the resumption of the physical court hearings in the Supreme Court, in view of current Covid-19 situation here for a period at least two weeks for now.</p>.<p>"In view of unanimous medical opinion that while there is a marginal dip in the reported cases of Covid-19 cases in the past couple of days, the status quo needs to be maintained at least for a period of two weeks, the committee of judges decided to review the situation after two weeks," an official statement said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-2-day-janta-curfew-imposed-in-nagpur-city-to-combat-rising-covid-19-cases-864013.html"><strong>For latest updates on Coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>The committee, led by a second senior-most judge, Justice N V Ramana also resolved that for the present, the court functioning will continue through video conferencing in order to obviate the risk of spread of infection in the premises.</p>.<p>The committee held a discussion through video conference on July 21, with the president of SC Bar Association Dushyant Dave, president SCAoRA Shivaji M Jadhav and BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra wherein opinions from medical experts were considered with regard to present status of Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>As the Bar leaders apprised the committee of difficulties faced by the lawyers, the committee said it was fully "conscious and deeply concerned of their difficulties".</p>.<p>It was anxious to gradually restore normalcy in the physical functioning of the court, still, the decision will have to be guided by a holistic assessment of the situation on the basis of medical advise and also considering the safety and wellness of lawyers, litigants, Registry staff and lastly of judges also, it added.</p>.<p>The committee also asked the representatives of Bar to meet the Secretary-General and the concerned Registrar for remedial measures with regard to difficulties faced by the lawyers relating to E-filing and video conferencing.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-july-26-865763.html"><strong>Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on July 26</strong></a></p>.<p>Since March, the top court has restricted the number of courts which have been conducting hearing of cases through video conferencing only.</p>.<p>As on July 25, Delhi recorded 1142 new cases of Covid-19, taking the total numbers of affected people to 129531</p>
