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In an historic move, on Saturday the judiciary decided to let the TV cameras and print cameramen to record the proceedings of Lok Adalat session This kind of move has often been demanded by the critics looking for more transparency and speedy justice.
Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices Ashok Bhan, Arijit Pasayat and Aftab Alam attended the court proceedings without the black robe and sat near-by the litigators, all this while the cameras kept recording each and every move of the court proceedings. The judges then administered justice. This is something which has never been seen in the apex court, where generally, the cameras are kept at a distance of 100 metres from the court rooms.
Meanwhile, the Chief Justice of India is not indisposed of this move of video recording the proceedings of the court. He knows that this is practiced in many countries so that an official record of the proceedings can be maintained. The CJI feels that the time has not yet come to record the court proceedings because the judiciary handles many matters which are quite sensitive in nature. When asked about this, he said that there are some embarrassing moments during the hearings and there are many sensitive matters which are handled inside the court room.
Justice Balakrishnan said that the main focus of taking such a step is to make the common people who are residing in rural areas aware of their various rights which exist under the law as well as to provide them with a helping hand in solving their problems.
