The trial proceedings of both the divisions of the Supreme Court-- Appellate Division and High Court Division-- with physical presence maintaining health protocols resumed on Sunday.
The virtual hearings in both the divisions of the Supreme Court ended on Thursday (March 3) and the top court resumed physical hearing of cases from Sunday (March 6).
The Supreme Court had been conducting hearing of the cases through videoconferencing for a couple of weeks in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
On January 19, the Supreme Court started virtual trial proceedings as per the instruction of Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique as a number of judges and staff were found infected with Covid-19.
The Cabinet on May 7 in 2020 cleared the draft of an ordinance to pave the way for courts to run trial proceedings through videoconferencing and other digital means using the information technology.
On May 9, an ordinance was promulgated allowing courts to run trial proceedings through videoconferencing and availing of other digital facilities. President Abdul Hamid promulgated the ordinance.
On May 10, the High Court formed three benches for hearing urgent cases virtually and directed the subordinate courts concerned to hear cases related to emergency bail.
