NEW DELHI: As air quality remained in the 'severe' category across the National Capital Region (NCR), the Delhi High Court on Monday advised members of the Bar and parties-in-person to use the hybrid mode of appearance, wherever convenient, in matters listed before it.
“In view of the prevailing weather conditions, I have been directed to convey that if convenient, Members of the Bar/Parties-in-Person may avail hybrid mode of appearance through videoconferencing facility in their matters listed before the Hon’ble Courts, ” said the notification issued by Registrar General Arun Bhardwaj.
The advisory comes on a day when Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘severe’ category, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) touching 457 in the early morning hours and several areas recording levels close to the mark of 500.