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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Karnataka to host Nobel laureates at Quantum India Bengaluru summit
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Science and Technology Minister N S Boseraju on Tuesday said the state is set to witness a historic moment in India’s scientific journey as the state government is all set to host Nobel laureates Duncan Haldane and David Gross for an exclusive dialogue on July 30.
The interaction precedes the nation’s first-ever Quantum India Bengaluru Summit, scheduled on July 31 and August 1, officials said.
“Under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, our government is laying the groundwork to position Karnataka as India’s Quantum Capital. This dialogue with Nobel Laureates marks the beginning of a long-term roadmap to integrate quantum innovation into Karnataka’s development blueprint,” the Minister said in a statement.
With Bengaluru already recognised as the nation’s innovation nucleus, Karnataka is accelerating efforts to harness quantum technologies for economic and social transformation.
From IT and aerospace to cutting-edge quantum frontiers, the state aims to strengthen its position on the global innovation map, he added.
According to him, the dialogue will facilitate high-level discussions between the Nobel Laureates and Karnataka’s top officials, including the Principal Secretaries of Industries, IT and BT, and Higher Education. The exchange is expected to pave the way for advancing quantum research, infrastructure, and collaborations with global experts.
"The presence of Nobel Laureates at the Quantum India Bengaluru Summit underscores the international significance of the event, which will bring together global and national leaders in quantum science, placing Karnataka at the epicenter of India’s quantum revolution," he added.
