Supreme Court of India: Supreme Court bar Association called for an emergent meeting on 6th March 2021on SOP Issued by Registry of Supreme Court of India

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The executive committee of the Supreme Court bar Association called for an emergent meeting on 6th March 2021 pursuant to the Standard Operating Procedure dated 5th March 2021, for hybrid physical hearing before Honorable Supreme Court issued by the registry of Supreme Court of India. In the executive committee it was an unanimously resolved that Anna University and decided not to accept the Standard Operating Procedure as the same was prepared without taking into confidence the bar, despite the assurance given to the executive committee by honorable the Chief Justice of India in the meeting held on 1st March 2021.

It was unanimously agreed that Standard Operating Procedure is an unilaterally trusted upon the member of the Bar despite the fact that the bar is an equal stakeholder in the dispensation of the justice delivery system. The executive committee for the unanimously resolved and decided to challenge the aforesaid Standard Operating Procedure for hybrid physical hearing by way of filling a write petition before The Honorable Supreme Court of India.

It was further unanimously agreed that the Bar want to full physical hearing and is agreeable for hybrid hearing before The Honorable Supreme Court only as an interim measures provided hybrid hearing is for all Courts on all working days including permitting mentioning of the matter.

Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad,

Hony. Secretary