As Delhi-NCR continues to battle poor or very poor air quality for weeks, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Sunday advised lawyers and litigants to use video-conferencing facilities to virtually appear before the Supreme Court in their cases.

“In view of the prevailing weather conditions, the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India has advised, if convenient, the Members of the Bar/Parties-in-Person to avail hybrid mode of appearance through video conferencing facility in their matters listed before the Hon’ble Courts,” the Supreme Court announced late Sunday evening.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) AQI bulletin released on December 14 at 4 PM, Delhi recorded an average AQI of 461in the last 24 hours. As per CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and

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