First day of live streaming of Supreme Court Constitution Benches sees over 8 lakh views across courts

On the historic first day of the Supreme Court beginning live-streaming of Constitution Bench hearings, the feeds saw an upward of 8 lakh cumulative views as per a press note..Court 1 which heard petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the 10% quota for the economically weaker sections had over 2.5 lakh views. Court 2 that was hearing cases arising out of the Maharashtra Political Crisis and the issue concerning the scope of legislative and executive powers of the Central and Delhi governments over control of services in the national capital was viewed by almost 5 lakh people. Court 3 while hearing petitions challenging the validity of the All India Bar Examination saw over 1 lakh views. .The feed was streamed on the YouTube channel of the National Informatics Centre and was also available on the Apex Court's website. .The top court had last week decided to begin live-streaming of Constitution Bench cases starting September 27.The decision was taken at a full-court meeting convened by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit last week. The decision was unanimous and the hearings will initially be telecast live on YouTube, sources had told Bar & Bench.The top court will soon develop its own platform to host the live telecast of proceedings, as revealed by the CJI recently..Currently, the Court is hearing important matters including the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the 10% reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Other cases heard today include petitions related to the recent Maharashtra Political Crisis and the power tussle between the Central and Delhi governments, as well as the challenge to the validity of the All-India Bar Examination..[Read press note]