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Background

The Supreme Court recently passed directions for all courts across the country to extensively use video- conferencing for judicial proceedings so that the congregation of lawyers and litigants can be avoided to maintain social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Supreme Court invoked its power under Article 142 of the Constitution to validate all proceedings through video- conferencing. Earlier, Kerala High Court also conducted court proceedings through video conferencing and also live streamed the proceedings.