Punjab & Haryana High Court Introduces Hybrid Mode Of Hearing For Five Benches From Today

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has introduced hybrid mode of hearing for five benches from today. In the cause list, VC links for hybrid hearing have been provided for Court room numbers 5, 69, 54, 22 and 19.

There will be a dedicated  email id for receiving request of hearing cases through Video Conferencing in all the Courts, states the note attached with the cause list.

The decision came after the Supreme Court had recently asked the Registrar Generals of all High Courts to state on affidavits if they are allowing virtual hearings to continue. The Court had also directed to state the reason if the hybrid hearing option has been discontinued.

A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud passed the direction while hearing a petition which complained that the Punjab and Haryana High Court has stopped virtual hearings completely. The petitioner Sarvesh Mathur, who appeared as a party-in-person, submitted that though the virtual hearing option was available during the COVID pandemic period, now it has been discontinued.

The VC links available for the Punjab & Haryana High Court can be accessed here.