Madras High Court has for the first time heard an urgent petition through Skype. It was a petition seeking protection for a marriage at a church in Ramanathapuram district. The court directed the police to provide security during the wedding yesterday. Justice S Vaidyanathan of Madurai Bench in Madurai heard the case through Skype on the suggestion of the administrative Judge of the High Court as none of the judges were in station due to the week-long Diwali vacation and the petition for urgent hearing was filed at the last moment. <br/><br/>Justice Vaidyanathan heard the case from his residence in Chennai and directed the police to provide protection for the marriage ceremony. Court officials said this was the first time in its history that the High Court Bench was using Skype for hearing a case and the idea came from the administrative judge.