Video Conferencing – A Step Towards The E-Future For The Legal Fraternity?

COVID-19 has drastically changed our world. Everything, apart from essential services, has come to a standstill. The world, as it stands right now, is paused in time. The same can be said about the legal fraternity. Courts in India have been thrown into disarray at the prospect of keeping the legal system running in these trying times.

Since the declaration of the 21-day national lockdown on 24th March 2020, the Supreme Court has been hearing all urgent matters by way of video conferencing. On Friday, 3rd April 2020, the head of the E-Committee of the Supreme Court, His Lordship Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud conducted a meeting with Judges representing all High Courts to discuss and review the measures taken up by each High Court to handle the case load in their respective jurisdictions.