The Supreme Court of India will conduct hearings exclusively through video conferencing on Mondays and Fridays following Narendra Modi’s fuel conservation appeal, while functioning in hybrid mode from Tuesday to Thursday amid rising crude oil prices and the West Asia crisis.
The Chhattisgarh High Court addressed judicial recusal and professional ethics as a judge stepped aside after his niece appeared as counsel, stating that the Chief Justice’s new bench-hunting circular “appears to be an interference of the Court functioning.”
The Gauhati High Court received a bomb threat via email from a group called ‘Madras Tigers’ on April 22. Police investigated and found no explosives, suggesting it might be a hoax. Court operations continued as normal, with judges hearing cases as scheduled despite the threat and ongoing search efforts for safety.
