Thread by @barandbench

#SupremeCourt hears a plea seeking to delicate virtual hearing as a fundamental right #VirtualHearing

Sr Adv Manan Kumar Mishra: All High Courts or atleast HC bar associations should be made party. At the moment the infrastructure is not fit to accomodate this

CJI DY Chandrachud: why don't you ask report from state bar associations on their take and inform us. Centre has approved the 7,000 crores for phase 3 e courts protect. This can be used to make technology available to the lawyers

CJI: Technology has to be for the inclusion and not exclusion. We have to think of the bottom layer of the pyramid also and not only the top that you see here

CJI: What is most disturbing to see is that some Chief Justices of High Courts are doing away with technology set up for virtual hearings. This is not how you deal with public money. It is not that you are technology friendly or not. But you cannot do away with the infrastructure

CJI: We have entered into the a memorandum of understanding with common service centres so that our e courts facilities are available even at the village levels.

CJI: Technology is not for the pandemic and is for here to stay. Some judges say that we come to court then why can't lawyers. That begs the point they judges and lawyers operate in a very different atmosphere.

CJI: As a chairperson of the e committee I am deeply concerned that no one should be left behind.

Adv Siddharth R Gupta: In case of HC of Madhya Pradesh let hybrid be there atleast for the HC level

CJI: The Parliamentary committee had come to the Supreme Court and as a puisine judge I made a 3 hours long representation. On that basis funds were allocated. They were very receptive. Now High Court Chief Justices will have to take this ahead.

CJI: Problem is some Chief Justice say they like technology and some say they don't. Now I am gonna make sure that all falls on line and are on equal board. You are savvy or not get acquainted with it.

CJI: We have also started e SCR project and making judgments available in local languages

CJI: we will formulate and pass orders. We have to ensure that nobody is left behind due to technology. #SupremeCourt