Filing of cases and court proceedings in the Supreme Court of India will soon go digital, the chairperson of the Supreme Court e-committee, justice DY Chandrachud said during a meeting held on Sunday to address the functioning of the court in the light of coronavirus threat.
Justice Chandrachud assured during the meeting that ‘people-to-people’ contact will be reduced in the SC by introducing court proceedings through video conferencing. Importantly, filing of cases will also go paperless by way e-filing. Once video conferencing is introduced, smart televisions will be installed in the press lounge for the convenience of journalists, justice Chandrachud said.
Another meeting will be held on Wednesday this week to discuss further details regarding this. Steps to make the top court completely digital were initiated during the tenure of former CJI JS Khehar. However, after his retirement in August 2017, the project was put on backburner.
CJI Bobde made it clear during the meeting on Sunday that despite the coronavirus threat, there cannot be a complete shutdown of courts they will have to function though in a limited manner.
