The public prosecutor has an ethical obligation to balance the interests of the victims, the accused, and society

The Supreme Court recently heard a petition seeking virtual court hearing be declared as a fundamental right.

Of the several factors that are attributed to the problem of judicial delays in our country, the Supreme Court has, in two recent instances, highlighted lengthy oral arguments by lawyers as being one of the significant contributor.

The digitisation of court records under the E-Courts Mission Mode project has enabled linking of court records with other official databases.

ನಿವೃತ್ತ ಮೇಜರ್‌ ಜನರಲ್‌ ಎಸ್‌.ಜಿ. ಒಂಬತ್ತುಕೆರೆ ಅವರು ಭಾರತೀಯ ದಂಡ ಸಂಹಿತೆಯ (ಐಪಿಸಿ) 124 ಎ ಸೆಕ್ಷನ್‌ನ ಸಾಂವಿಧಾನಿಕ ಸಿಂಧುತ್ವವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿ ಸುಪ್ರೀಂ ಕೋರ್ಟ್‌ಗೆ ಅರ್ಜಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ

The public prosecutor has an ethical obligation to balance the interests of the victims, the accused, and society

While the country continues to take giant strides towards the dream of Digital India, the new data-fueled order and the growing digital interconnectivity has exposed greater vulnerability in the threat landscape.

High Courts have recently heard cases on election disputes in India. In April 2021, the Manipur High Court ruled that the election of an MLA is null and void, since he failed to disclose details of pending criminal cases against him and misrepresented his educational qualifications.

Open courts are an important aspect of the justice system that engender trust in its functioning. Justice being seen to be done is as important as justice being done. The role of the media in this regard is significant.

The Centre has abolished several appellate tribunals and authorities and transferred their jurisdiction to other existing judicial bodies through the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance 2021.

There is a need to address larger systemic inefficiencies in the listing of cases, ensuring effective hearings and implementing case flow management.

The Supreme Court in the case of Rahul S Shah v. Jinendra Kumar Gandhi and Ors. laid out a list of directions to ensure speedy execution of decrees in civil proceedings, and directed all the High Courts to accordingly make changes to rules relating to execution of decrees by 21 April 2022.