Overview
- The Supreme Court, in a circular issued Friday, ordered all matters on miscellaneous days and during partial working days to be heard only by video conference until further orders.
- Judges have unanimously resolved to encourage car-pooling for official travel to cut fuel use.
- Up to half of Registry staff may work from home for two days each week, with weekly rosters, phone availability during WFH, and registrar discretion to scale back remote work if operations require in-office presence.
- The Registry must send video-hearing links on time, keep stable conferencing systems running, and provide prompt technical support so proceedings are not disrupted.
- The steps implement a May 12 Department of Personnel and Training memo and respond to the Prime Minister’s fuel-saving appeal, as India faces higher import costs from West Asia tensions and a nationwide petrol and diesel price hike on Friday.