JUDGMENT :

Prathiba M. Singh, J.

1. This hearing has been done through video conferencing.

2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner seeking provision of open or virtual links for attending hearings in the National Company Law Tribunal (hereinafter ‘NCLT’) and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (hereinafter ‘NCLAT’).

3. The case of the Petitioner is that the NCLT and NCLAT ought to have an open link where parties who are interested can join the proceedings.

4. It is submitted by Mr. Khosla, ld. Counsel that the NCLT and NCLAT use the CISCO Webex platform. He submits that they should satisfy the definition of an ‘open Court’ and permit the Petitioner to witness all proceedings relating to the Delhi Gymkhana Club or other matters of interest. The prayer in the writ petition is as under :

“(i). To issue a writ of mandamus to Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to allow the Petitioner to witness all proceedings of interest to him, especially, but not limited to, Company Appeal (AT) No. 94 and 95 of 2020 titled as ‘MCA vs. Delhi Gymkhana Club Ltd.’ before Respondent No. 1, and Company Petition No. 71 of 2020 titled as ‘MCA vs. Delhi Gymkhana Club Ltd.’ before Respondent No. 2, or any