National Company Law Tribunal Chennai bench on 26.02.2021 has issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for physical hearing. The SOP for Covid prevention prescribes the following measures:
- Entry into the Court premises shall be permitted only after proper hand sanitization and screening by thermal scanners.
- Persons with symptoms of COVID-19 during thermal scanning shall be denied entry into the premises of the Tribunal.
- Persons without mask shall be denied entry into the Court premises and also in the Registry.
- Only in respect of matters at the final hearing stage, where pleadings are complete, will be allowed to be heard through physical hearing.
- Overcrowding of Advocates / Authorized Representatives or parties in Court Halls / Registry / corridors and in any common place is strictly prohibited.
