SC
gears up for live streaming of sessions / 04
Nov
Extract :
Ø The panel set up by the E-Committee will give
its report on four important aspects,
# Infrastructure required for LIVE STREAMING of proceedings from all HCs
and nearly 20,000 trial courts
# Funds needed for this gigantic project that will have to be broken up
State-wise
# Software suitable for this endeavor
# The Central assistance required through budgetary
allocations
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Here
are the approx. working hours / year, for different types of courts :
# Supreme Court………190 days x 6 hrs/day =
( 1140 hour / year ) x 1
Supreme court = 1140 hours
# High Courts ……………232 days x 6 hrs/day = (
1392 hours / year ) x 29 High Courts
= 40,368 hours
# Trial Courts ……………244 days x 6hrs/day =
(1464 hours / year ) x 20,000 Trial courts = 29,280,00 hours
[ Together , some 3996
hours / day of audio-video broadcast ? ]
If
all of these courts were to “ LIVE STREAM “ , all of their “ Proceedings “,
that would add up to :
A
grand total of 2,969,508 hours of VIDEO
CONTENT – an unprecedented amount of IMAGE +
AUDIO data
of millions of,
Ø Court
Cases / Complaints / Complainants / Defendants / Lawyers / Judges / Arguments /
Examinations / Cross-examinations / Questions / Answers / Petitions / Bail
applications / Verdicts / Stay-Orders / Affidavits / Notices / Documents /
Appeals ……etc
In
nut shell, a lot of dirty linen being washed ( watched ? ) in public !
When
captured ( as Audio and Video ), this will be a treasure-trove of PUBLIC
DATABASE of JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS ( - assuming such live streaming does not run
afoul of pending DATA PROTECTION BILL )
Every
single word spoken by anyone ( Litigants – Lawyers – Judges ) can be converted into text ( Speech to Text ) and analyzed,
using Artificial
Intelligence .
Language
Translation software can instantly convert the language
( of those speaking in the courts ), into any other language ( desired
by remote viewing listeners )
This
massive UNSTRUCTURED DATABASE can be made “ searchable
“ by Law students – Lawyers – Judges , in a bewildering varieties of SEARCH
TERMS
DATABASE
can be used for automatic :
Ø Framing
of Charge-sheets / Applications / Appeals / even Judgements !
Ø Repeal
of outdated / obsolete laws
Ø Drafting
of New Laws ?
Ø Facial
Recognition of everyone present in courts
If in doubt , read :
Ø AI
come to judgement ? Not for a while ! …………………………………..[ 17 Dec 2019 ]
Leaving
aside these “ By-product Benefits “ of video-streaming of court proceedings,
the crucial question is :
“ Who would want to watch these proceedings on TV or any other media ?
“
Honest
answer :
Very
few people would want to waste their time watching ordinary / trivial / mundane
disputes of two ordinary citizen, who you do not even know they exist !
And
if there are no VIEWERS, then which TV channel ( or any mobile app ) would
waste precious time / bandwidth to broadcast ( live stream ) such non-descript
/ boring proceedings ?
These
TV channels make their money from ADVERTIZERS – who, in turn, decide their
advts based on the likely VIEWERSHIP of a given tele-cast. So, if there are no likely
viewers, then there can be no tele-cast, nor any advertisers !
Conclusion :
TV Channels ( or any mobile app ) would stoutly resist any coercion on part of Supreme Court to make
them LIVE STREAM of court proceedings of ordinary – mundane – boring cases !
But,
These
very same media would be happy to LIVE STREAM ( and even pay the Supreme Court
, huge sums of money in advance ), if such live streaming were to
# Get millions of TV viewers to leave
everything aside to watch
# Which, in turn , would bring in a hundred
advertisers ( and tons of profit for these media )
Here
are some examples of the Court Proceedings (with such MONEY-MAKING potential )
involving :
# Criminal cases of Politicians (
Opposition will send you SMS not to miss ! )
# Corruption / Bribery cases of Bankers
# Favoritism cases of sitting Ministers
( “ Out of turn “ allotment )
# Defamation cases of Film Celebrities
# Abetment for
suicide cases of TV owners / Anchors
# Rape cases of well-known Religious
leaders
# Mis-appropriation of funds cases of ( once ) respected Industrialists
# Sedition cases against Liberals / Social Reformers / Spokesmen of downtrodden
# Money-laundering cases of leading Businessmen
# Insider Trading case of Company
Directors
# Purchase of MPs-MLAs cases against Political
Parties
# Ayodhya Ram Mandir case
# Management Control cases of big
Corporate
# Murder vs Suicide cases of Film
personalities
# Terrorist attack cases of Militant
Organizations
# Ponzi Scheme Fraud cases
# Match-fixation cases of Sports
celebrities
# Tax Evasion cases of Political Party
Leaders / Big Corporate
I am sure there are a few others which would
grip the curiosity of millions of TV
viewers
Except ,
These
cases go on for weeks / months or even years – with postponements /
adjournments granted during each hearing of 10 minutes – followed by the next
hearing after 2 weeks or 2 months !
On
a typical day, a trial court ,
Ø Lists
some 20 “ ordinary “ cases on the board
Ø Listens
to the arguments in just 5 cases ( 30 –
40 minutes each )
Ø Announces
next “ hearing date “ ( 2 months later ) for the rest 15 cases
Of course, a single
hearing for the “ Sensational “ cases ( of the
type listed above ), will be heard for the entire 6
hours
But which TV Channel will
tele-cast such an episode ( no matter, how sensational ), for 6 hours at a
stretch – even if offered FREE by the Supreme Court ?
Next conclusion :
Forget about “ live
tele-cast “ of even the sensational cases , spread over months
So , is there an alternative ?
Yes
These Video-graphed episodes
( of those sensational cases only ? or of ALL the cases ? ), should be uploaded
on a portal ( www.CourtVideos.gov.in
? ) and made searchable
TV channels ( or Mobile
Apps ) can download by making Online Payment and
stream / tele-cast to their users
Media should be permitted
/ authorized to condense the Videos by cropping “ un-interesting “ portions
Such tele-casts would
attract advertisers and enable Media to make money
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Dear Shri Ravishankar
Prasadji,
As far as “ Live Streaming of Court Proceedings “ is concerned , following
tabulation provides a CONCEPTUAL
FRAME-WORK for consideration by Supreme Court / E-Committee
This might require
amendments to proposed Data Protection Law ( washing dirty linen in public ? )
My suggestion would ,
Ø Fulfill
the much-sought after requirement of TRANSPARENCY ( through searchable Video portal
)
Ø Avoid
any coercion of free press
Ø Motivate
TV / Media to tele-cast ( though not “ live-streaming “)
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com
/ 10 Nov 2020
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CONCEPTUAL FRAME-WORK for LIVE STREAMING of Court Proceedings
|
Court Type |
Location / Platform |
Live-Streaming Method |
Live-Stream viewable on what Media |
Who can watch |
Device for Viewing |
How to monetize this Video Content ? |
|
Physical
Courts |
Brick
& Mortar Court-rooms |
CCTV
Cameras in each Court – Internet connected ? Satellite
beaming DTH ? |
TV
channels / Search Engines / Youtube / Facebook / Netflix |
Everyone
/ 200 million TV homes / including Litigants and their Lawyers |
TV
|
As
described above |
|
Virtual
E - Courts |
Portal
with unlimited no. of virtual courts |
Built
into the Portal’s architecture |
Only
on Portal |
Only
by login / Litigants and their Lawyers |
Mobiles
/ Tablets / Laptops / PCs |
Absolutely
no monetizing ! Everything
FREE to encourage ever-greater use of e-courts |
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