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Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan echoed Sibal, saying the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), which mandates stringent anti-pollution measures, does not cover the judiciary. GRAP 4 has started but does not cover GRAP courts. Apart from the vehicles entering the premises, at least 10,000 people including lawyers, clerks and other staff visit this court every day. Sankaranarayanan said that let this court move towards a completely online system.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday rejected the request of senior lawyers to shift the Supreme Court to a completely online system in response to the severe air pollution crisis in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). The petition came as the air quality in the area reached dangerous levels. Thousands of people come to the Supreme Court every day. Pollution was discussed during the morning session in the court. Supreme Court Bar Association President and senior advocate Kapil Sibal highlighted the seriousness of the crisis. He said that pollution is getting out of control.
Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan echoed Sibal, saying the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), which mandates stringent anti-pollution measures, does not cover the judiciary. GRAP 4 has started but does not cover GRAP courts. Apart from the vehicles entering the premises, at least 10,000 people including lawyers, clerks and other staff visit this court every day. Sankaranarayanan said that let this court move towards a completely online system.
CJI Khanna replied that he was aware that GRAP 4 measures have been implemented. Look, we also need the help of lawyers. We have already informed the lawyers that they can request to attend the hearing online. At this point, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta intervened to support the request and suggested that the court consider shifting to completely online during the pollution crisis. Mehta said that the request is that if it [GRAP 4] Can be extended to courts also.
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