"Absolutely No Justification For Not Resuming Complete Physical Functioning Of Delhi High Court": Delhi High Court Bar Association Resolves

Urging the Chief Justice and the other judges in the Delhi High Court to issue directions for expeditious resumption of physical hearings in court in the same manner as it was functioning prior to the Covid-19 lockdown, the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has resolved to ensure that the members of the Bar and others visiting the Court complexes, "scrupulously maintain Covid-19 appropriate behavior, wear masks at all times, adhere to social distancing norms and other Covid-19 related SOPs."

The Executive Committee of the DHCBA also thanked the Chief Justice and his companion Judges for the decision to increase the number of Benches holding physical hearing from 3 to 11, with effect from I 8.01.2021.

The resolution pointed out that after examining Government statistics, it had noted that there had been a rapid decline in the number of fresh Corona Virus cases in the NCT of Delhi with less than 200 fresh cases per day having been reported in the past week or so.

It also stated that the number of active cases in Delhi - NCR as on 01.02.2021 was a paltry 1265, and that it was evident that there had been a negligible spread of the virus in the past one month or so.

It reasoned that though the physical footfall in the Delhi High Court had increased manifold since 18.01.2021, not a single person had been reported to have contracted the virus as a consequence of his/ her visit there.