The Madras High Court has decided to commence physical hearing of a limited number of cases from Thursday if the COVID-19 situation in general does not deteriorate in the State by then. The court has also permitted re-opening of law chambers on the court campus from March 20 on a rotational basis with odd numbered chambers being allowed to remain open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and the even numbered chambers on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
In a notification issued on Tuesday, the court also hoped that physical hearing along with virtual and hybrid hearing would commence from March 22 as it was done since February 8 after which certain measures had to be rolled back due to threat of increase in COVID-19 cases.