India coronavirus dispatch: Precarious condition of hospital cleaning staff

Live streaming of court proceedings, ways in which Parliament can resume functioning, and how Thane Covid cases nearly tripled in June-roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Opinion
 

Live streaming of court proceedings is part of the right to access justice: The pandemic has presented the Supreme Court with both a challenge and an opportunity to adopt technology. As the lockdown began, the Court had to quickly find the technology and create protocols for virtual courts and e-hearings. Before this, there was an open courtroom that the public could access. This protected the right to access justice, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. Covid-19 presents the judicial system with an opportunity to find ways to ensure access to justice even without a physical courtroom. Read more