Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed Rajya Sabha that Virtual hearing of cases helps to have easy access to justice to all the section of the society but It is for courts to decide whether court proceedings are to be held physically or online.
He replied to an Unstarred Question related to Government has taken initiative to promote virtual hearings of the cases.
The Law Minister stated that Holding of court proceedings is an administrative matter and falls strictly under the domain of judiciary. The e-Committee of Supreme Court of India, currently headed by CJI,is responsible for overall planning, policy, and implementation of the e-Courts Project in close coordination with the Department of Justice.
Law Minister also highlighted the advantages of virtual hearing which are as follows:
- The lawyers and litigants can appear before the court from any location (far-flung areas as well) of their choice.
- There is considerable saving of time and money thus helping under privileged litigants .
- The lawyers can attend hearings at multiple locations at short notice.
- Production of witnesses becomes easy as they can be at their own safe locations.
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