Supreme Court to soon launch live-streaming of regular bench hearings
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has initiated live-streaming of proceedings from all benches in a test format on Friday, October 18. For the first time, hearings from all benches were streamed live, accessible through the Court's own application instead of its official YouTube channel.
Previously, only Constitution Bench matters and hearings of significant public interest were live-streamed. Recently, the live-streaming was extended to include the 3-judge bench hearings on the NEET-UG matter and the RG Kar suo motu case, both due to public interest. The official launch of live-streaming for all benches is yet to be announced.
The move follows the 2018 landmark judgment in Swapnil Tripathi v. Supreme Court of India, where the Court allowed virtual access to proceedings, directing live streaming of cases of constitutional and national importance, except in matters involving juveniles, sexual assault, and matrimonial disputes.
The first live-streamed case was the EWS quota case in 2022, concerning pleas challenging the 103rd Constitutional Amendment. With the Supreme Court expanding live-streaming to regular benches, the public will soon have access to regular court proceedings.
Several High Courts have also adopted live-streaming including the Karnataka High Court.
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Kohli's U-19 teammate Amanpreet Singh Gill dies at 36
New Delhi (PTI): Former India U-19 and Punjab medium pacer Amanpreet Singh Gill died at the age of 36 in Chandigarh on Wednesday, leaving the cricket fraternity in mourning.
The cause of death is not yet known.
Gill, who was Virat Kohli's U-19 teammate, featured in six first-class matches for Punjab, picking up 11 wickets.
He was also part of the Punjab franchise (Kings XI Punjab) in the inaugural Indian Premier League season, and later served as a member of Punjab's senior selection committee.
"Punjab Cricket Association deeply mourns the sad demise of Amanpreet Singh Gill, former Punjab cricketer and Member, Senior Selection Committee Punjab,” the Punjab Cricket Association announced on X.
"Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and loved ones. May Waheguru grant eternal peace to the departed soul and strength to the family in this difficult time."
Two-time World Cup-winning India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh also paid tribute to Gill.
"Deeply saddened to hear about Amanpreet Singh Gill’s passing. Shared the dressing room in our early days, he was a quiet, hardworking cricketer who loved the game. My heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. Rest in peace Om Shanti,” Singh posted on X.
Gill played five Youth ODIs and one Youth Test for India in 2007.
In the longer format, he claimed the wicket of former Sri Lanka all-rounder Thisara Perera.
However, he did not make the Virat Kohli-led India U-19 side that went on to win the 2008 World Cup.
“Deeply saddened by the passing of Amanpreet Singh Shergill, who proudly represented Punjab and was a part of the Punjab Kings family. Our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and the entire cricketing fraternity,” Punjab Kings posted on their official Instagram account.
