SC to live stream Constitution bench proceedings from today

Story by  ATV | Posted by  Nakul Shivani | Date 27-09-2022
Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India

 

New Delhi

The Supreme Court will begin live streaming its Constitution bench proceedings from Tuesday. It can be accessed at: webcast.gov.in/scindia/

The apex court will live stream three separate five-judge Constitution benches.

A five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice UU Lalit will continue to hear petitions challenging the validity of 10 per cent quota for economically weaker sections (EWS) in jobs and education.

Another bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a matter related to control of services in an ongoing dispute between Delhi and the Central government.

Also, a five-judge bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul would hear the validity of the All-India Bar Examination.

Recently, senior advocate Indira Jaising wrote to the Chief Justice of India and other judges of the Supreme Court to begin live streaming of proceedings of matters of public and constitutional importance.

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She also urged the court to keep a permanent record of the arguments by counsel on all sides along with the proceedings of the court.