SC issues guidelines for functioning of Courts through videoconferencing during Covid-19 pandemic

Faced with unprecedented and extraordinary outbreak of a pandemic, it is necessary that Courts at all levels respond to call of social distancing and ensure that Court premises do not contribute to the spread of virus. This is not a matter of discretion but of duty. Taking cognizance of the measures adopted by this court and by the High Courts and District Courts, it is necessary for this Court to issue directions by taking recourse to the jurisdiction conferred by Article 142 of Constitution.

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