State Information Commissions Must Provide Hybrid Hearings, E-Filing; Use Of Technology No Longer An Option: Supreme Court
1 year, 5 months ago

State Information Commissions Must Provide Hybrid Hearings, E-Filing; Use Of Technology No Longer An Option: Supreme Court

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In a step towards utilising technology to ensure access to justice, the Supreme Court today directed all State Information Commissions to provide for hybrid mode of hearing for complaints and appeals. The bench also directed the SICs to ensure that e-filing is streamlined for all litigants.The directions were passed by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala,. All SICs across the country must provide hybrid modes of hearing to all litigants for hearing complaints and appeals. SICs must have digital portals displaying pendency of cases and list of decided matters and norms shall be set out for disposal of stipulated number of cases by the information commissioners.

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