Supreme Court issues standard procedure for e-filing

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 16

Amid regular technical glitches witnessed during its proceedings conducted via video-conferencing, the Supreme Court has issued a fresh standard operating procedure to be followed by for mentioning of urgent matters, e-filing and hearing during the lockdown.

A circular issued by the top court said the hearings via video conferencing will be conducted on the VIDYO platform hosted on the servers of National Data Centre of National Informatics Centre (NIC).

The fresh circular — which supersedes the earlier one issued last month — is based on the experience of using VIDYO app so far the recommendations made by lawyers and Bar bodies.

The new SOP advised Advocates on Record (AOR) or the petitioners in-person to file their petition through the e-filing channel provided on the main website of the court.

It contains detailed step-by-step instructions for joining a hearing via video-conferencing conducted on the VIDYO platform hosted on the servers of National Data Centre of NIC.