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The Gujarat High Court on Monday became the first high court in the country to start live streaming its court proceedings on Youtube in order to enhance access to courts and to promote open court system. This system is experimental and if it works, it can be applicable to other courts too.
The first day of live streaming saw 1,500 viewers watching the proceedings. The Gujarat HC hearings were taking place virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A statement by Gujarat high court chief justice Vikram Nath said, “This is aimed at effectuating and broadening the implementation of the open court concept even for virtual hearings.”
The HC referred to a Supreme Court judgment by former CJI Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar, the SC had ruled that live-streaming of hearings was an extension of the principle of open courts and would bring transparency and accountability.
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