Due to pollution in Delhi, CJI Sanjeev Khanna said: As far as possible, all judges should conduct virtual hearings.

Supreme Court Bar Association President Kapil Sibal and other lawyers on Tuesday referred to the worsening pollution situation in Delhi-NCR, and Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, sitting on the bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar, told all the judges that where Hold virtual hearings as far as possible. CJI Sanjeev Khanna has rejected the demand of senior lawyers that the courts should become completely virtual. The CJI told the lawyers that the courts will continue to function in hybrid mode and lawyers can choose virtual methods for hearing.

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Kapil Sibal got support from lawyers

Kapil Sibal said that pollution has gone out of control, and the CJI said that we have asked all the judges to conduct virtual hearings as far as possible. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Gopal Shankaranarayanan were also involved in this. The Solicitor General said that the Supreme Court should be virtual, but Kapil Sibal said that it should be reduced and this message should reach other courts.

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The Supreme Court itself took cognizance of the matter

The Supreme Court on Monday took cognizance of the AQI reaching the severe plus category and directed the Delhi-NCR states to immediately form teams to strictly enforce anti-pollution Grup-4 restrictions. The court clarified that the restrictions related to Grape-4 will continue till further orders.

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There were several attempts to close outdoor activities and close offline courses in schools in Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad and Noida, but at 8 am on Monday, Delhi's air quality index was 484, which is the worst level this season.

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According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's AQI reached the “severe” category on Monday and the AQI was recorded at 484, which is the worst level of this season before today. Due to increasing levels of pollution, Delhiites are facing difficulty in breathing, due to which the demand for masks and air purifiers has increased.

Seeing the AQI reaching dangerous levels in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that Delhi needs artificial rain. In August itself, we had started preparations for artificial rain so that the people of Delhi could be saved from this emergency situation. On August 30, I had sent the first letter to the Union Environment Minister for artificial rain, but no response was received from him. A second letter was sent on October 10, but still no response was received. It was sent for the third time on October 23, but still no response was received. Despite repeated appeals to the Centre, he did not have the courage to call a meeting.

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