Hybrid Mode Not Working, Courts Have To Function Physically: Supreme Court

The bench asked the petitioners to submit the suggestions and said it would consider on the next date after four weeks as to how this can be taken up.

The hybrid mode of hearing cases is not working, the Supreme Court observed on Friday and said that normalcy has to return and courts have to function physically as virtual hearing of cases can't become a norm.

"Sitting here in the court and looking at the screens is not giving us happiness," said a bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai.

The bench said it wants the courts to open for the public and justice accessible for all the citizens.

"We have tried hybrid mode, it's not working. People are not coming to the courts. Normalcy has to return and the courts have to function physically," it said.