Digital Desk: The Supreme Court went live for the first time on Tuesday, with the hearings of the cases, which were scheduled to be live-streamed during the day, being viewable online. One of the three cases scheduled to be live-streamed pitted Team Uddhav Thackeray against Team Eknath Shinde in a dispute over the Shiv Sena symbol. Following the conclusion of a hearing, lawyer Kapil Sibal could be seen making arguments.
About four years ago,
the Supreme Court proposed live-streaming. However, it is unclear whether this
is being done as part of the pilot project or if it will now be a regular
feature. To view the proceedings, go to webcast.gov.in/scindia/.
In 2018, Dipak Misra,
the then-chief justice of India, issued a landmark ruling on the live telecast
or webcast of important proceedings in constitutional matters on September 27,
stating that "sunlight is the best disinfectant."
On Monday, a bench led by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit announced that the Supreme Court will soon have its own "platform" to live-stream its proceedings rather than relying on YouTube.
The proposal to have an exclusive platform to live-stream Supreme Court proceedings was part of the third phase of the e-courts project, which is a large-scale initiative to implement information and technology in India's judiciary.
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