{"id":59869,"date":"2020-06-20T22:40:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T17:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=59869"},"modified":"2020-06-20T22:40:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T17:10:59","slug":"sc-says-minimum-court-etiquette-be-followed-lawyer-appears-in-virtual-hearing-while-lying-on-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-says-minimum-court-etiquette-be-followed-lawyer-appears-in-virtual-hearing-while-lying-on-bed","title":{"rendered":"SC says minimum court etiquette be followed : Lawyer appears in virtual hearing while lying on bed."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/sc-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"55087\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-seeks-centres-response-on-plea-alleging-arrests-under-scrapped-sec-66-a-of-it-act\/sc-46\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/sc-1.jpg?fit=326%2C155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"326,155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/sc-1.jpg?fit=300%2C143&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/sc-1.jpg?fit=326%2C155&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-55087\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/sc-1.jpg?resize=326%2C155&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/sc-1.jpg?w=326&amp;ssl=1 326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/sc-1.jpg?resize=150%2C71&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/sc-1.jpg?resize=300%2C143&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a>A lawyer appeared in a virtual hearing in the Supreme Court while lying on bed and donning a T-shirt, drawing displeasure of the judge who observed that &#8220;minimum court etiquette&#8221; should be followed given the public nature of hearings.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court observed that lawyers appearing in matters via video- conferencing should be &#8220;presentable&#8221; and avoid showing images which are not appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Justice S Ravindra Bhat accepted the apology tendered by the advocate, who said it was &#8220;inappropriate on his part to make a court appearance, whilst lying on bed dressed in a T-shirt&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This court is of the view that when counsel appear in court video hearings, they should be presentable and avoid showing images, which are not appropriate and can only be tolerable in the privacy of their homes,&#8221; the court noted in its June 15 order.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are all passing through trying times and hearings by virtual courts has become an order of the day. Yet minimum court etiquette in terms of what can be considered decent dress, background, etc should be followed, given the public nature of the hearings,&#8221; the apex court said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident had happened when the top court was hearing a petition seeking transfer of a case pending in a family court in Haryana&#8217;s Rewari to a competent court in Bihar&#8217;s Jehanabad.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court, which has restricted its functioning amid the COVID-19 pandemic, is presently hearing matters through video-conferencing.<\/p>\n<p>In April this year, a similar incident had come to light when a lawyer had appeared in a bail hearing conducted through video-conferencing in vest, drawing the ire of the Rajasthan High Court.<\/p>\n<p>The high court had criticised the advocate for not appearing in proper uniform during the hearing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lawyer appeared in a virtual hearing in the Supreme Court while lying on bed and donning a T-shirt, drawing displeasure of the judge who observed that &#8220;minimum court etiquette&#8221; should be followed given the public nature of hearings. 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