The Delhi High Court has recently deprecated the practice of lawyers appearing before the virtual court via video conference while sitting in moving vehicles, noting that such conduct causes inconvenience and wastes judicial time.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed an order on November 3, 2025, making the observations after a lawyer appeared in such a manner.

The issue arose when a lawyer appeared before the Bench while travelling. The court noted that as a result of this, the continuity of her submissions was broken. She was reportedly only able to communicate that she had filed her vakalatnama for her client on November 2, 2025.

In its order, the Bench observed that this practice has continued despite “several remi

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