<p>A plea has been moved before the Delhi High Court seeking resumption of normal judicial work in all the courts in the national capital via videoconferencing and e-filing.</p>.<p>In an administrative order issued on May 29, the high court had said it will only hear urgent matters via videoconferencing till June 14 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The order also applies to all district courts in the city.</p>.<p>The petition filed by advocate S B Tripathi has sought a direction to the high court administration to pass an order for resumption of normal judicial work via e-filing and videoconferencing.</p>.<p>It has also sought setting aside of the May 29 administrative order of the court.</p>.<p>The plea contended that since all the benches are sitting now and cases are being filed by e-filing, there would be no impediment in hearing "not-so-urgent" pending and fresh matters.</p>.<p>It has also claimed that the Supreme Court has permitted filing of matters in a routine manner and started to take up non-urgent matters as well.</p>.<p>The petition has said that due to the restricted functioning of courts, pendency of cases has increased and lawyers are becoming financially hard-pressed.</p>
<p>A plea has been moved before the Delhi High Court seeking resumption of normal judicial work in all the courts in the national capital via videoconferencing and e-filing.</p>.<p>In an administrative order issued on May 29, the high court had said it will only hear urgent matters via videoconferencing till June 14 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The order also applies to all district courts in the city.</p>.<p>The petition filed by advocate S B Tripathi has sought a direction to the high court administration to pass an order for resumption of normal judicial work via e-filing and videoconferencing.</p>.<p>It has also sought setting aside of the May 29 administrative order of the court.</p>.<p>The plea contended that since all the benches are sitting now and cases are being filed by e-filing, there would be no impediment in hearing "not-so-urgent" pending and fresh matters.</p>.<p>It has also claimed that the Supreme Court has permitted filing of matters in a routine manner and started to take up non-urgent matters as well.</p>.<p>The petition has said that due to the restricted functioning of courts, pendency of cases has increased and lawyers are becoming financially hard-pressed.</p>