Gujarat High Court To Start Its Official Telegram Channel

Significantly, updates like Daily Notices, Circulars, Press Releases, Youtube Live Streaming Links, Complete Causelists, Miscellaneous Notifications and other important updates will be shared on the Telegram Channel, starting from 1st March, 2021.

A press release to this effect was uploaded by the High Court, on its website, on Friday (26^th February) and which states,

"By way of this additional mode of providing updates, the channel subscribers will be able to keep themselves updated with latest information without having to frequently check the website for the same."

With this move, the High Court seeks to take care of the situations when for any reasons, the aforesaid updates on the website are inaccessible.

The press release also states that in due course of time, more services through the Telegram platform may be initiated like advocate wise cause lists, case status, orders, judgments and other case-related information.

The channel can be joined by clicking on the following invite link:

https://t.me/GujaratHighCourt

Here it is important to note that on 26^th October 2020, the Gujarat High Court became the first High Court of India to start the live stream of the Court proceedings on YouTube.

Presently, the first Court, i.e., of the Bench headed by Chief Justice Vikram Nath is being broadcasted live on YouTube, "for the benefit of members of the bar".

This initiative is first of its kind in India, and is expected to bring in more transparency in court proceedings, especially during the pandemic when all proceedings are being conducted through video conferencing.

The decision has been taken in the backdrop of the Supreme Court's verdict in Swapnil Tripathi v. Supreme Court of India, permitting live streaming of court hearings.

"Sunlight is the best disinfectant", the Top Court had remarked therein.

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