1. INTRODUCTION
The Covid-19 pandemic and the current national lockdown has made
it vital that the justice delivery system continues functioning and
most importantly, without disturbing the practice of social
distancing. The Indian Judiciary has found itself in the dire need
of an alternative method to conduct court proceedings without the
physical presence of advocates or litigants. It is often believed
that necessity is the mother of invention but in this
case, it may be more appropriate to amend that phrase to
necessity is the catalyst to progress.
The Indian Judiciary has risen to the challenge and reposed its
trust in technology for conduct of proceedings via
video-conferencing. The question, however, is that while the
Supreme Court and several High Courts across the country are slowly
trying to embrace technology, is the Indian legal system and
infrastructure ready for a sustained use and perhaps a greater long
term reliance on technology?
