Delhi High Court Imposes Rs 10,000 Costs On Advocate: a garden walk and a weak connection during a virtual arbitration hearing breached the Court’s Electronic Evidence and Video Conferencing Rules, 2025. New Delhi: Counsel for the petitioner in an arbitration petition must pay costs of Rs 10,000 and appear in person on the next date, […]
The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs 1 lakh on counsel for the decree holders in proceedings to enforce an arbitral award against NHAI, for appearing in a virtual hearing from a moving car, holding that this violates the Court’s Electronic Evidence and Video Conferencing Rules, 2025 and disrupts proceedings.
The Gujarat High Court initiated contempt proceedings after a man, Abdul Samad, appeared in a virtual hearing while on a toilet, creating a viral video that raised public concern about courtroom decorum. The court condemned this behavior, ordered the video’s deletion, and seeks to prevent similar incidents in future livestreams.
