No live streaming of cases argued by litigants in person; to be asked to appear virtually: SC

17/07/2026

NEW DELHI, Jul 16: Days after a litigant hurled abuses and threw his case file in the courtroom, the Supreme Court on Thursday said parties appearing in person will be asked to appear virtually and no live-streaming of proceedings will be done if they insist on appearing physically.
In a dramatic turn of events on July 10, a litigant appearing in person was forcibly removed from the Supreme Court after he allegedly hurled abuses and threw his legal papers during the hearing of his petition challenging an Allahabad High Court order.
The litigant, Prabal Pratap Singh, and his associate Chander Bhan, both law students, were later arrested and sent to judicial custody.
The decision to ask the parties in person to appear virtually was taken in the meeting of the Full Court held on Thursday, where several other crucial decisions were taken to streamline the functioning of the Supreme Court, including the disposal of old pending matters.
"The Full Court lastly resolved that during the interaction with the Registrar in terms of Order IV Rule 1(c) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, the parties-in-person shall be given an option to appear through virtual mode. However, if the parties-in-person insist to appear through physical mode only, then they shall be permitted to appear in person subject to the condition that no live-streaming shall be done and video-recording of the proceedings shall also not be permitted," the resolution said.
It was further resolved in the Full Court meeting that all the top court judges will participate in the ongoing special initiative 'Samadhan Samaroh' being organised by the Supreme Court and which will culminate in Special Lok Adalat on August 21, 22 and 23.
To advance the vision of "participative justice" and "doorstep delivery of justice", the top court is organising Supreme Court Action for Mediated Adjudication and Disputes Harmonization Across Nation-SAMADHAN SAMAROH which commenced from April 21 and will culminate in the holding of a Special Lok Adalat on August 21, 22 and 23.
To reduce the mounting pendency of cases in the apex court, the Full Court of the apex court decided to take up about 100 bunch matters, ready for final hearing and which will result in the disposal of about 9,177 cases.
All these matters shall be listed before appropriate benches for out-of-turn disposal, the resolution said, adding that after disposal of the said bunch matters, the oldest (after notice) cases shall be taken up on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Taking note of the grievances of bar bodies and lawyers with regard to cases not being listed in sequence, the Full Court has "resolved that necessary steps be taken for simplification of the Cause List and to bring uniformity in taking of cases as per seriatim in the Daily Cause List. A Committee of Judges shall be constituted to examine these issues and make recommendations."
It also resolved that arguing counsels shall be required to furnish timelines for oral submission in the cases to be taken up for final hearing.

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