Despite Medical Difficulties Justice Gita Mittal Continues To Hear Cases From Her Residence Through Video Conferencing

Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court Gita Mittal has been hearing cases through video conferencing facilities from her official residence, after suffering a fracture, which does not allow her to attend court in person.

Justice Mittal has fractured her leg and has been advised abstention from judicial work or any kind of physically exerting work including holding court proceedings.

Justice Mittal stated that she has taken the innovative step since she is concerned about the huge backlog of cases for which she does not want common people to suffer.

Incidentally, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court has been utilizing video conferencing facilities effectively.

Several matters pertaining to the Jammu wing of the High Court at Srinagar and vice versa have been heard, without the parties concerned, or their advocates physically present in the other wing of the court.

Jails in Jammu & Kashmir have also been linked to courts by videoconferencing network in order to facilitate convenient court proceedings.

Earlier, while hearing a case pertaining to the alleged denial of medical treatment to a prisoner had directed the Judicial Registrar of Jammu to facilitate his presence from the jail by means of video conferencing.

A division bench of the J&K High Court at Srinagar headed by Chief Justice Mittal had also taken suo moto cognizance of a criminal case relating to Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and issued notices to numerous newspapers for revealing the identity of a victim who was a minor.