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ARTICLE · 28 JULY 2020

India's Embrace Of Online Courts

Past attempts by the Indian judiciary to digitise cases have not met with much success.

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Past attempts by the Indian judiciary to digitise cases have not met with much success. The lockdowns following Covid 19 have given a renewed and urgent impetus for virtual justice in India. Recent virtual hearings by the Bombay High Court during the lock- down period met with universal admiration with clamours that this process become the new norm for all disputes- not just urgent matters, as is presently the case.

Proactive Courts

There is no gainsaying that the administration of justice is an essential public service that cannot be 'quarantined' during extended periods of lockdown. Indeed, it is in times such as these that recourse to the courts becomes even more critical.

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