Live Streaming Viewed by Over 9,000 People As Gujarat HC Says Not Satisfied with Govt’s Action on COVID19
Moneylife Digital Team
The live streaming of Gujarat High Court's
suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) expressing concern about the COVID situation in the state has been viewed by more than 94,000 people so far. During the hearing, about 9,000 people were watching the court proceedings, making this a pathbreaking development in bringing the judicial process closer to people and letting them follow a life-and-death issue that affects them. Chief justice Vikram Nath expressed dissatisfaction with how the State government had handled the Covid situation and directed the Gujarat government to submit a detailed affidavit by 14th April based on today's hearing. Earlier, the chief justice had asked the chief secretary and principal secretary to join the online hearing.