Supreme Court adopts austerity measures amid fuel crisis, reducing hearings and encouraging judges to carpool while cutting staff presence.
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The Supreme Court of India embraced austerity measures by reducing physical hearings to three days a week and judges “unanimously” deciding to carpool.A circular issued by the court on Friday (May 15, 2026) follows an official call by the Prime Minister and the government to take widespread fuel conservation measures amidst a burgeoning energy crisis in the backdrop of the U.S.-Iran conflict. Published - May 15, 2026 09:19 pm IST
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