NEW DELHI: (Nov 26) Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, while considering the possibility of shifting Supreme Court hearings to the virtual-only mode due to the severe air pollution, said he felt unwell when he went for an hour-long walk a day before.
Kant said he would decide after consulting the bar, even as the idea of allowing virtual hearings for lawyers above 60 years of age was floated in the court.
The observations were made by the CJI at the outset of the hearing on pleas — challenging the Election Commission’s decision to conduct Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, and other states — when senior lawyer, Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for the poll panel, sought exemption from personal presence.
