Supreme Court to work with its full pre-pandemic strength from Monday

The Supreme Court will work with its pre-pandemic strength from Monday as its 12 benches with about 30 judges would assemble through video conferencing daily.

Five benches of two to three judges in different combinations had been sitting on working days to hear around 20 cases daily since the outbreak of Covid-19 in March.

According to the apex court's website, 10 benches of two to three judges and two single judge benches will sit daily from October 12 to hear cases.

The increased strength will double the output of the Supreme Court, which has decided not to start physical hearings yet due to