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Senior Advocate & Rajya Sabha Member P. Wilson Moves Special Mention To Mandate Functioning Of Virtual Courts Alongside Physical Courts Across Country
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senior Advocate & Rajya Sabha Member P. Wilson Moves Special Mention To Mandate Functioning Of Virtual Courts Alongside Physical Courts Across Country

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P Wilson, a Senior Advocate and Member of the Rajya Sabha from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party in Tamil Nadu, has moved a special mention to advocate for the mandatory functioning of virtual courts alongside physical courts across the country. He emphasized that virtual courts had enabled participation from remote areas irrespective of geographical or economic constraints, eliminating the need …

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AI, technology and virtual courts: Legal services meet discuss future of Justice system in India
2 years, 4 months ago

AI, technology and virtual courts: Legal services meet discuss future of Justice system in India

India Today  

Enhancing the use of technology for better access to legal services was an important theme at the All India District Legal Services Authority Meet at the Vigyan Bhawan on Saturday. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and NALSA Chairman Justice UU Lalit also spoke of the use of technology for betterment of legal aid services. Justice Chandrachud, in the technical …

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Audible, Visible, My Lord?
2 years, 11 months ago

Audible, Visible, My Lord?

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'Unprecedented times call for unprecedented interventions', remarked a learned Judge of the Kerala High Court while exercising the extraordinary jurisdiction to stall recovery proceedings initiated by banks against a mortagor. Introduction of virtual courts and online updations, though under compelling circumstances of the pandemic, elevated the concept of rendering justice more meaningfully, by giving litigants, access to court proceedings. Virtual …

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Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Challenging Bombay High Court Circular Reducing Working Hours To 3 Due To COVID
2 years, 11 months ago

Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Challenging Bombay High Court Circular Reducing Working Hours To 3 Due To COVID

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A Mumbai based lawyer has approached the Supreme Court seeking to set aside the Bombay High Court's circular reducing its functioning in Mumbai to just three working hours a day owing to the rise in covid-19 cases in the city and state. Therefore, he seeks to quash and set aside the SOPs dated January 3 and 10, 2022 and direct …

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Physical Hearings Happened For 70 Years, No Harm If We Go Back To It: Supreme Court In Plea Seeking Continuance Of Virtual Courts
3 years, 1 month ago

Physical Hearings Happened For 70 Years, No Harm If We Go Back To It: Supreme Court In Plea Seeking Continuance Of Virtual Courts

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The Supreme Court of India today agreed to hear a clutch of pleas filed before it seeking continuance of virtual court and hybrid mode, in December 2021.The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Mr. Sidharth Luthra before the Bench of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Abhay S. Oka, who queried Mr. Luthra in a lighter vein that effectively the …

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Delay in communication of bail orders affects liberty, needs redressal at 'war footing', says Justice Chandrachud
3 years, 1 month ago

Delay in communication of bail orders affects liberty, needs redressal at 'war footing', says Justice Chandrachud

Firstpost  

Justice Chandrachud also referred to the importance of virtual courts and said that they have been set up in 12 states for adjudicating traffic challans New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud has termed the delay in communicating bail orders to prison authorities as a very serious deficiency and stressed the need to address it on war footing as …

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Call For Blogs: NLUO's CPAJ Newsletter
3 years, 2 months ago

Call For Blogs: NLUO's CPAJ Newsletter

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About the Organisers The Centre for Poverty and Access to Justice was established with an aim to minimize and mitigate the obstacles faced by the socially and economically disadvantaged people in accessing justice. Call for Articles The NLUO CPAJ Newsletter is inviting submissions in form of Blogs for its bi- annual Newsletter Aequitas from Law Students, Legal Professionals and Practitioners. …

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"Some Want Courts To Open, Others Do Not": Supreme Court On Plea Seeking Declaration Of VC Hearing As Fundamental Right
3 years, 4 months ago

"Some Want Courts To Open, Others Do Not": Supreme Court On Plea Seeking Declaration Of VC Hearing As Fundamental Right

Live Law  

The Supreme Court's Chief Justice led Bench today observed that the Bar is presently divided on the issue of continuation of virtual court hearing of cases and that the lawyers have expressed different point of views regarding the decision of the courts to revert to the physical hearing of the cases. The Bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana …

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Justice S. Muralidhar Seen As The Steve Jobs Of Indian Judiciary By Judges Across The Country: Justice V. Ramasubramanian
3 years, 4 months ago

Justice S. Muralidhar Seen As The Steve Jobs Of Indian Judiciary By Judges Across The Country: Justice V. Ramasubramanian

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Underscoring Justice S. Muralidhar's contributions towards initiating the process of e-filing in his courtroom, Supreme Court judge, Justice V. Ramasubramanian recently said that Judges across the country used to see Justice Muralidhar as Steve Jobs of the Indian Judiciary, for his contributions to e-justice. Justice Ramasubramanian made these observations while delivering his keynote address at a symposium organized by CAN …

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Orissa High Court Begins Live Streaming Of Chief Justice's Bench
3 years, 4 months ago

Orissa High Court Begins Live Streaming Of Chief Justice's Bench

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With the vision to enhance accessibility and transparency, the Orissa High Court has commenced live streaming of court proceedings of the Court of Chief Justice on a trial basis. The High Court has also launched multiple e-Services such as High Court's mobile app, facility of online payment of fines in cases before District and Subordinate Courts, the system of Virtual …

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'Emotional Moment To Be Present In Court In Person' : Lawyer Says After Rare Physical Hearing In Supreme Court Amid Virtual Functioning
3 years, 4 months ago

'Emotional Moment To Be Present In Court In Person' : Lawyer Says After Rare Physical Hearing In Supreme Court Amid Virtual Functioning

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After going virtual since the onset of pandemic in March 2020, the Supreme Court of India on July 30th heard a case in physical court where both parties appeared physically. Post several representations made in an attempt to restart physical hearings by Supreme Court Advocates On Record Association, SCBA, etc, the Supreme Court of India had decided to start hearing …

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SCBA Decides To Reject SOP Issued By Supreme Court For Resumption Of Hybrid Physical Hearings,Will Challenge It In Court
3 years, 9 months ago

SCBA Decides To Reject SOP Issued By Supreme Court For Resumption Of Hybrid Physical Hearings,Will Challenge It In Court

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Supreme Court Bar Association has on Saturday decided to not accept the standard operating procedure for Hybrid court hearings, as issued by the Supreme Court today. The clarification had been given in the meeting conducted on Saturday to discuss the resumption of physical hearings by the coordination committee held by Competent authority of the Supreme Court along with Supreme Court …

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Breaking: Supreme Court To Start Hybrid Physical Hearing On Experimental Basis From March 15
3 years, 9 months ago

Breaking: Supreme Court To Start Hybrid Physical Hearing On Experimental Basis From March 15

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Supreme Court of India is all set to start hearing cases in a hybrid manner from March 15th 2021. They will proceed to the designated waiting areas or Bar Lounges or Libraries areas and wait for their turn to enter respective Court Rooms where hybrid hearing of their respective case would be scheduled The Court has also issued the following …

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Supreme Court To Resume Hearing In Hybrid Manner, Lawyers Can Opt For Either Physical Or Virtual Mode
3 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court To Resume Hearing In Hybrid Manner, Lawyers Can Opt For Either Physical Or Virtual Mode

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The Coordination Committee of the Supreme Court has on Saturday clarified that once physical hearings before Supreme Court resume with Virtual Courts in a hybrid manner, the parties will have an option to appear physically or virtually before the physical Court. The clarification has been given in the meeting conducted on Saturday to discuss the resumption of physical hearings by …

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Physical Court Hearings To Resume Soon With Virtual Courts In Hybrid Manner: Chief Justice Of India Assures
3 years, 10 months ago

Physical Court Hearings To Resume Soon With Virtual Courts In Hybrid Manner: Chief Justice Of India Assures

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The Chief Justice of India SA Bobde has assured that the physical court hearings will resume in a hybrid manner with virtual courts at the earliest, after considering the medical advice and clearing the existing impediments with relation to health of the Stake holders, Technology Infrastructures and availability of Registry staff. CJI said this in a meeting called by him …

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'Do Not Pass Adverse Orders If Advocates Are Not Able To Attend Virtual Courts ': SCAORA & SCBA Write To Supreme Court Citing Internet Blockade In Parts Of Delhi
3 years, 10 months ago

'Do Not Pass Adverse Orders If Advocates Are Not Able To Attend Virtual Courts ': SCAORA & SCBA Write To Supreme Court Citing Internet Blockade In Parts Of Delhi

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In light of internet blockade in several parts of Delhi amid farmers' tractor rally, the Supreme Court Advocate's on Record Association has written to Supreme Court India, urging the Judges to not take any adverse action against parties/ lawyers, for non-appearance. In a letter dated January 27, the SCAORA sais, "In view of the disconnection of internet in several areas …

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A year that made you stay put at home
3 years, 11 months ago

A year that made you stay put at home

The Hindu  

Leadership trainer Kaushik Mahapatra from Bengaluru faced challenges of a different kind this year. Till then, we had not tried online modules and it proved a big challenge to go online overnight," says Kaushik, founder of Indian Leadership Academy. Kaushik calls the passing year "life-changing", adding that 2020 has been “an unconventional learning curve” for him. But, given the circumstances, …

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Our Judicial System Needs A Hybrid System Where Lawyers Will Be Allowed To Opt Physical Hearing Or Virtual Facility: Justice Gautam Patel
3 years, 11 months ago

Our Judicial System Needs A Hybrid System Where Lawyers Will Be Allowed To Opt Physical Hearing Or Virtual Facility: Justice Gautam Patel

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A webinar was jointly organized on Saturday by Forum for Fast Justice, Public Concern for Governance Trust and National Federation of Societies for Fast Justice on "A Vision for Virtual Courts" addressing the need and importance of virtual hearings in Indian judicial system. Justice Gautam Patel began his introductory remarks by addressing the immediate shift from physical hearings to the …

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Parliamentary panel suggests continuation of virtual courts in post-COVID period, says digital justice 'cheaper and faster'
4 years, 3 months ago

Parliamentary panel suggests continuation of virtual courts in post-COVID period, says digital justice 'cheaper and faster'

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Virtual courts expedite processes and procedures and are an improvement over traditional courts as they are more affordable, the panel said New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice in its report submitted on Friday recommended continuation of virtual courts for identified categories of cases even after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Underlining that digital justice is cheaper …

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Do Away With Physical Hearings at Appellate Tribunals Like NCLAT, Recommends Parliamentary Panel
4 years, 3 months ago

Do Away With Physical Hearings at Appellate Tribunals Like NCLAT, Recommends Parliamentary Panel

News 18  

Physical hearings may be completely done away with in various appellate tribunals such as NCLAT, TDSAT and IPAB, a parliamentary panel recommended on Friday. “The Committee is also of the opinion that Virtual Courts can be extended permanently to various Appellate Tribunals like TDSAT, IPAB, NCLAT etc., located across the country which do not require personal appearances of the parties/advocates. …

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'A Court Is More A Service Than A Place': Parliament Standing Committee On Personnel, Public Grievances Recommends Continuation Of Virtual Courts Post Covid Period [Read Report]
4 years, 3 months ago

'A Court Is More A Service Than A Place': Parliament Standing Committee On Personnel, Public Grievances Recommends Continuation Of Virtual Courts Post Covid Period [Read Report]

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"A court is more a service than a place," remarked the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances in its report supporting continuation of Virtual Courts for some identified categories, even after Covid-19 pandemic is over. After holding extensive meetings with Secretaries of Departments of Justice and Legal Affairs, Secretary General of the Supreme Court and representatives of the Bar …

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Law Ministry panel bats for more virtual courts
4 years, 3 months ago

Law Ministry panel bats for more virtual courts

The Hindu  

Parliamentary Panel on Law and Justice headed by BJP MP Bhupender Yadav has recommended continuation of virtual courts even in a post-COVID scenario but also sounded a word of caution that infrastructure needs to be upgraded especially in district courts to implement this. In its report “Functioning of the Virtual Courts/ Courts Proceedings through Video-Conferencing”, the panel has argued that …

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Critical Analysis Of The Virtual Courtrooms And The Access To Justice During The Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

Critical Analysis Of The Virtual Courtrooms And The Access To Justice During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Live Law  

Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and the declaration of lockdown in India from March 2020, people have been forced to stay at home and practice social distancing. Thus, it can be held that with the current announcement of the SC to hold virtual court proceedings, India has taken another huge step forward towards adopting the use of …

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Courts Worked On A Daily Basis During Lockdown; Criticism Unwarranted: Solicitor General
4 years, 4 months ago

Courts Worked On A Daily Basis During Lockdown; Criticism Unwarranted: Solicitor General

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The criticism of judiciary over its way of functioning during the lockdown is "unwarranted", said Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General for India on Sunday. "I don't think there would be any democracy as large as India, where judiciary has functioned on daily basis giving access to justice to every citizen, right from trial court to supreme court", he said. The Solicitor …

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