New Delhi: The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday announced that the Supreme Court will integrate WhatsApp messaging services for sending information to advocates regarding filing, listing and others.
Through this service, Advocates-on-Record, Party-in-Person will receive automated messages regarding- Electronic filing; Cause list; Orders, Judgments. All members of the Bar and the Registry officials will be able to receive cause list as and when published by the Registry. Automated messages through WhatsApp will be received on successful filing of cases, notification about objections being marked by the Registry in the cases filed, and subsequent registration of cases.
Further, in addition to accessing orders, judgments, through the website, now stakeholders will receive the same on their mobile devices.
The CJI said that this small initiative has the potential to have a big impact. WhatsApp messenger has been a ubiquitous service in our daily lives and has taken the role of a powerful communication tool, CJI acknowledged and said that to strengthen the right to access justice and enhance transparency in the judicial system, the Supreme Court announced the integration of WhatsApp messaging services with its IT services.
The CJI also said that this facility and service will bring in a significant change in daily work habits and help in saving paper and planet Earth. (with Agency inputs)
