Man summoned for smoking during virtual proceedings apologises to court
Man summoned for smoking during virtual proceedings apologises to court
NEW DELHI: (Apr 1) A man summoned by a court here for smoking during a virtual proceedings on March 25 has apologised, saying he had forgotten to disconnect the video.
District Judge Shiv Kumar had summoned the applicant, Sushil Kumar, noting that he was seen smoking on the video-conferencing (VC) when the court was dictating the order sheet and that Kumar had left when asked by the court staff about his misconduct.
In the proceedings dated March 29, the court noted Kumar’s submissions that "he forgot to switch off the video, and he was not aware that his video was visible to the court as well as to the persons who were on VC on that day."
