Litigants and the general public do not have to waste their entire day to view how their case is proceeding in the Meghalaya High Court, but instead can view the court proceedings from the comfort of their offices and homes.
The High Court of Meghalaya today started live streaming of the court proceedings.
According to a statement issued by High Court Registrar General Ehboklang Kharumnuid, the live streaming of court proceedings was done as per the Meghalaya High Court (Live Streaming of Court Proceedings) Rule, 2022 notified on October 17 this year, with the objective of effectuating and broadening the implementation of the open court concept.
“Litigants and the general public do not have to waste their entire day to view how their matter is proceeding, but instead can view the court proceedings from the comfort of their offices and homes. Also, to the common man it will help give a better understanding of the functioning of the court. Further, young lawyers will get the opportunity of witnessing senior advocates from other parts of the country participate on the virtual platform, which will raise the standard and the aspirations of the youth,” Kharumnuid said.
The live streaming of the court proceedings is available on YouTube channel and the link is available on the website of Meghalaya High Court.
“Since the process is in its nascent stage, some initial glitches may be excused,” Kharumnuid said.
He also informed that the Meghalaya High Court is functioning in a hybrid mode where both physical and virtual modes are operating together for all the courts.
In hybrid mode, the lawyers and litigants are at liberty to attend court proceedings either physically in person or virtually through video conference.
“The hybrid system has diluted the inability to access justice due to the distance, it saves time and diminishes the number of unwarranted adjournments sought on the ground that one cannot appear as one is attending court in another jurisdiction,” Kharumnuid said.
