538 matters taken on board, Open Court does not imply unlimited/unregulated public access: Supreme Court report on hearings during COVID-19

The Supreme Court's note asserts that "the traditional Open Court system, in its physical manifestation, and new age Virtual Court System are not antithetical to each other."
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The Supreme Court has released a report on the progress of hearings via video conferencing, necessitated by the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.

While addressing criticism levelled against the possible extension of virtual hearings beyond the lockdown, the report states that public access to an open court system cannot be “unlimited and unregulated”.

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