New Delhi: The Supreme Court bench led by the Chairman of India Judge (CJI) N V Ramana stated unhappiness of recurring disorders during a virtual audience due to cellphone use by several supporters, and may have to ban participation through cellphones.
The bench consisting of CJI and the judge because Bopanna and Hima Kohli were not happy for the fact that he had to delay the hearing as many as 10 cases listed on Monday due to interference both audio or visual or both of them from the process.
“The lawyer appears using their cellphone and is not visible.
We may have to ban this cellular business.
Mr.
Advice, you are now practicing at the Supreme Court and appearing regularly.
Can’t you buy a desktop to argue,” the bench observed in one of the cases.
During the hearing of other cases, the bench recorded a bad internet connectivity at the end of the lawyer and said, “We don’t have energy to hear cases like this.
Please create a system that we can listen to you.
Ten things have ended like this and we shout.” The top court has become a hearing case through video conferencing since March 2020 because of a pandemic and has relaxed or tightened the conditions from time to time by remembering the changing pandemic situation.
The APEX court, on January 2, recorded a sudden surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country and decided to hear everything in virtual mode and from January 7, benches sitting in the Housing Office of the Judges.
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SC bench irked over interference during online hearings due to cellphone use by lawyers
