On August 26, live-streamed hearings before the ceremonial bench regarding former Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana's retirement date were held.
Digital Desk: The Supreme Court started live-streaming its
hearings on Tuesday, marking a first. On the official website of the
government, the Livestream is accessible.
The project is being managed by the National Informatics Center.
The new approach was tried on Sunday and Monday, according to sources who spoke
to The Indian Express, and the outcomes were satisfactory.
On August 26, live-streamed hearings before the ceremonial bench
regarding former Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana's retirement date were
held.
Significantly, the then-CJI Dipak Misra had made the historic
ruling on the live telecast or webcast of significant proceedings on issues of
constitutional importance on September 27, 2018, and had said that
"sunlight is the finest disinfectant."
In a unanimous decision made at a recent full court meeting
presided over by the current CJI, UU Lalit, the supreme court decided to
webcast all constitution bench sessions beginning on September 27 in a
unanimous decision made at a recent full court meeting.
Interestingly, the SC will soon have its own platform for
live-streaming, according to the current CJI, who is in charge of a three-judge
bench. The attorney had urged the court to secure copyright if it intended to
stream the hearings live on YouTube.
According to reports cited by news agency PTI, the Supreme Court
may webcast the proceedings over YouTube and then host them on its server. The
proceedings will be easily accessible on mobile devices, laptops, and desktop
PCs.
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