Chief Justice ofဣ India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday took note of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country and 🐷said the Supreme Court is willing to hear lawyers via video conferencing.
Referring to recent media reports, a bench comprising the CJI and Justice J B Pardiwala said the court is more than willing to permit lawyers to appear through the hybrid mode. "We can hear you through video conferencing mode also," the ♏CJI said.
India on Wednesday recorded 4,435 new COVID-19 infections, the biggest single-day jump in 163 days (five months and 13 days), while the number of active cases increased to 23,091, according to Union health ministry data. 🎉With the fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 4.47 crore (4,47,33,719). The deat🦄h toll increased to 5,30,916 with 15 deaths, the data stated.
