BANGALORE - On Monday (June 1), one courtroom in the Supreme Court of India went entirely virtual.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
For the first time in the country's history, judges did not touch a single sheet of paper. Three judges in Delhi sat in court with their laptops, watching video presentations by lawyers and typing notes.Since the country entered a nationwide lockdown in March to prevent coronavirus infections, the Supreme Court and state high courts have only heard urgent matters, via video-conference.
Following the government's norms on social distancing in early April, the Supreme Court dramatically expanded the use of video-conferencing and electronic filing of cases. Justice Madan Lokur, a former Supreme Court judge who spearheaded the computerisation of courts over the last decade said:"Use of technology will greatly assist judges in expediting justice delivery without compromising on quality."
India has one Supreme Court, 25 high courts, 674 district courts, and thousands of magistrate courts and tribunals, consuming over 10 billion sheets of paper annually.Lawyers say some courts have used video links that are not shareable, preventing lawyers from interacting with their clients during the hearing.
In a letter to the Chief Justice, the Bar Council of India said that nine out of 10 lawyers and judges would not know how to use the technology. Litigants also often lack the knowledge or the means to use the Internet. Ill-treatment in custody is common, and is sometimes only apparent when detainees appear in person before a judge. Video-conferencing can also interfere with the right of a detainee to meet her lawyer or participate in her trial.
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