Senior Lawyers Criticise SC Move To Take Over COVID-Related Cases From HCs Calling the move a 'retrograde step', former AG Mukul Rohatgi said, 'Local problems and the solutions can be best addressed by high courts. High court will become redundant now.' (From the left) Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, Dushyant Dave and Vivek Tankha. Photo: PTI, The Wire and Wikipedia Law15 hours ago New Delhi: Senior lawyers have widely criticised the Supreme Court’s decision to take over the issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic from the high courts, Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde on Thursday said various high courts have been hearing cases on the COVID pandemic situation, which may lead to confusion, and all of these cases may be withdrawn to the Supreme Court.