India News: Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud has urged lawyers to refrain from seeking adjournments for trivial reasons, as it gives a negative impression of the Sup
NEW DELHI: With physical hearing in courts remaining a distant dream, the Supreme Court has stepped up efforts to make the virtual court system, including arguing cases through video-conferencing, friendly to physically challenged lawyers and litigants and issued advisory to High Courts to follow suit.
SC s eCommittee chairperson Justice D Y Chandrachud in a letter to all High Court chief justices said, The eCommittee of the Supreme Court has been working towards creating a digital ecosystem which enables lawyers and litigants with disabilities to participate in the legal profession on an equal footing with their able-bodied counterparts. The creation of accessible infrastructure, including digital infrastructure, and an appropriate support system in the judiciary for lawyers and litigants with disabilities is imperative in order to create a level playing field. This obligation is a natural corollary of the right to equality guaranteed to lawyers and litigants with disabilitie