With Gujarat reporting 217 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, and Ahmedabad 97, the Gujarat High Court is now considering ways to reduce courtroom crowding.
During court proceedings on Monday, Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Aravind Kumar commented on the recent increase in Covid-19 cases in the state. When the Chief Justice was hearing a contempt case in which several people had gathered in the courtroom, he questioned why the courtroom was so crowded.
After an advocate responded that they were members of a petitioner-association, Chief Justice Kumar remarked, “Please tell them, now Covid-19 is on the rise and the state has enforced Covid protocols. We are not supposed to congregate like this, until and unless they are accused…Let one or two representatives be there, (for the rest) please ask them to go…Now slightly (Covid) is on the rise and these premises should not become a ground for that (further increase in cases).”