For the first time, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has allowed a senior lawyer, Khalid Anwar, to appear before the court from his home using a video-link facility after he tested positive for COVID-19.
According to details, a three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Mushir Alam, directed the technical staff of Sindh High Court (SHC) to make necessary arrangements at Karachi Registry of Supreme Court, allowing the senior lawyer to represent his client from his home.
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Until now, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) was the only superior court that offered lawyers this facility to plead their cases through a video-link facility.
Senior lawyers have lauded the Supreme Court’s decision, urging all high courts to accord video-link facility to the lawyers.
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They have called on the National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC), a consultative body comprising the chief justices of all superior courts, to devise a comprehensive mechanism to facilitate both lawyers and litigants alike in view of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier, Chief Justice Peshawar High Court, Justice Waqar Ahmed Seth, and two senior lawyers, Sardar Aslam and Zahid Bukhari, had died of COVID-19.
