A lawyer looks into his mobile phone as another walks past, in front of India's Supreme Court in New Delhi, on Dec 11, 2023.
Judges at one New Delhi court postponed a case this week until later in the year, complaining about a lack of air conditioning and water supply. For Delhi, that means sweltering temperatures that are effecting people across the city, including its legal system. "There is neither air conditioner nor cooler in the court room ... There is too much heat. There is no water supply even to go to the washroom to ease ourselves ... In these circumstances, arguments cannot be heard," the order said.