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On 12 January 2021, the Supreme Court of India took up the petition filed by Dr. Nilakshi Choudhury, Advocate, Supreme Court, on behalf of the aggrieved advocates and public at large for the reopening of all courts in the country including the Supreme Court of India. A three judge bench headed by the CJI S.A. Bobde, observed that the decision to convene Court proceedings via video conferencing is taken after extensive deliberations with medical experts. The Petitioner-in-Person pleaded that advocates and their staff are not able to pay their rent and are unable to maintain their livelihood. Also, hearing through Video conferencing is a violation to Article 145(4) that clearly states, “ No Judgement shall be delivered by the Supreme Court save in open court and no report shall be made under Article 143 save accordance with an opinion also delivered in open court”. The petitioner also quoted the judgement Naresh Shridhar Mirajkar and Ors vs. State of Maharashtra and Anr., 1966, whi