A study has found that eight out of 10 inmates in prisons are undertrials. A majority of them are illiterate and poor with an alarmingly high number being Muslims, Dalits and Adivasis
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj heard a Public Interest Litigation filed by Mangal Sardar related to setting up of the video conferencing facilities in different district courts in the State of West Bengal.
Speaking about the values of life, Justice Navin Sinha said life is only but a series of challenges and we have to find our ways. The bar and bench has done a lot.
Delhi Metropolitan Magistrate allowed recording of evidence through video conferencing which will be done in accordance with the video conferencing rules framed by the Delhi High Court.
The Supreme Court has allowed physical mentioning with effect from July 5, 2021 in a circular issued stating Advocates-on-Record/Parties-in-Person (after inter-action) may mention their fresh matters both physically (from 10.30 am to 12 pm) on Monday to Friday & (from 10.30 am to 11 am)
In the notification it was clarified that e-filing mode as well as physical filing mode is continued only for extremely urgent matters and Cause list will be published on previous working day
The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice NV Ramana was hearing the matter through video conferencing. While hearing, the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that the role of Amicus in the current matter has ended.