Rules formulated by Supreme Court to live stream day-to-day proceedings
Judge states everyone in the country has a right to know what happens inside a courtroom
By : Legal Era
Update: 2021-10-25 12:30 GMT
story
Rules formulated by Supreme Court to live stream day-to-day proceedings Judge states everyone in the country has a right to know what happens inside a courtroom Justice D Y Chandrachud has said that the live streaming rules had been formulated by the Supreme Court e-Committee so that the courts could telecast its proceedings. "Everyone in the country has a right to know what goes...
Rules formulated by Supreme Court to live stream day-to-day proceedings
Judge states everyone in the country has a right to know what happens inside a courtroom
Justice D Y Chandrachud has said that the live streaming rules had been formulated by the Supreme Court e-Committee so that the courts could telecast its proceedings.
"Everyone in the country has a right to know what goes inside a courtroom," he remarked while speaking at the inauguration function of the annexe building of Bombay High Court's Aurangabad Bench.
Making another significant announcement, the Supreme Court judge informed that he had written to the chief justices of all high courts requesting that by January 2022 the cases should be e-filed in the district and high courts.
Speaking at the event, Minister for Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju praised the Supreme Court for emerging as a legal leader with over 96,213 virtual hearings till 9 July 2021. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, it had upgraded the cloud-based video-conferencing infrastructure, he said.