Taking an important step, the Supreme Court has decided to do live streaming of the hearing of all the cases. An app to facilitate live-streaming of all benches of the apex court is in the final stages of testing, sources said. Earlier, till now only the hearing of cases before the Constitution Bench was telecast live, but on the initiative of Chief Justice Justice DY Chandrachud, it has been decided to extend it to all the benches. This is the first time that it has been decided to conduct regular live telecast of day-to-day hearings.
Let us tell you that after the Covid pandemic, in 2022, the Supreme Court had for the first time made arrangements for live streaming of the hearing of cases under the Constitution Bench on YouTube and other social media platforms, which is continuing till now and now it has been extended to all the courts. going. On September 27, 2022, when the hearing of three Constitution benches of the Supreme Court was live streamed for the first time, more than 8 lakh people watched it.
Then in a statement issued by the Supreme Court, it was said that this step will prove to be a milestone in removing the barriers of people from remote areas and citizens from every corner of the country will get the opportunity to watch the proceedings of the Supreme Court.
Actually, Justice DY Chandrachud is known for his remarkable work during his tenure. By using technology, he has not only tried to bring progress and a transparent system in the allocation of cases but has also brought about a big change in the system of speedy hearing. He is retiring next month on 10th November. In his place, Justice Sanjeev Khanna will now be the next Chief Justice of the country. He has sent his recommendation in this regard to the Central Government.
