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On April 26, the Supreme Court of India reported disruptions in its digital services due to issues with the National Government Cloud (NGC). Key platforms like the Supreme Court website and e-Filing system were temporarily down. Technical teams are working to restore services, and the Court appreciates public patience during this inconvenience.
Today, On 19th September, Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud revealed that approximately 37,000 Supreme Court judgments have been translated into Hindi since 1947, with ongoing translations into other regional languages. This initiative aims to increase legal accessibility. The e-SCR project offers free digital access to judgments, enhancing usage of neutral citations in legal practice.
The Supreme Court is currently grappling with a massive backlog of 82,989 pending cases, despite resolving 37,259 cases. The backlog is attributed to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which disrupted court proceedings. Chief Justice Chandrachud introduced measures to streamline operations, and a Special Lok Adalat successfully resolved 1,100 cases out of 2,200. The court also issued directives to expedite case resolution and emphasized the need for swift trials to uphold public trust in the legal system.
Today, October 4, marks a significant juncture in the Indian judiciary as the Supreme Court’s constitution bench is poised to re-examine the 1998 PV Narasimha Rao judgment. This influential ruling, which has stood its ground for over a quarter of a century, was recently referred to an expanded seven-judge bench in the case of Sita […]
