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Law and Justice | How two websites have transformed the way India is reading about courts – and understanding the law -Sruthisagar Yamunan

How two websites have transformed the way India is reading about courts – and understanding the law -Sruthisagar Yamunan

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published Published on Jan 2, 2021   modified Modified on Jan 3, 2021

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‘LiveLaw’ and ‘Bar & Bench’ have revolutionised legal reporting by tweeting about proceedings in real time, bringing them to the screens of general readers.

On November 19, Justice DY Chandrachud of the Supreme Court of India made a passing comment while hearing a case. “I will tell you something in a lighter vein,” he said. “Instead of wading through the pleadings before us, I thought I will check LiveLaw or other platforms for the documents.”

Chandrachud’s remark was an acknowledgement of the tremendous impact that legal affairs websites have had on court proceedings in India over the past few years. Two publications in particular – LiveLaw and Bar & Bench – stand out for their extensive coverage of court proceedings.

Even though television cameras are banned inside courts, these publications offer updates in near-real time with their live tweeting about proceedings. In addition, they are valued for the speed at which they upload not just court orders and judgments but also the petitions and pleadings of a case – resources that were available, until recently, only to the lawyers in the particular matter.

It isn’t only lawyers and judges who are reading LiveLaw and Bar & Bench.

With hundreds of thousands of social media followers and millions of readers, the two websites have profoundly changed the way in which ordinary people access legal news. LiveLaw and Bar & Bench offer greater transparency and a more nuanced understanding about the working of the courts and their role in society.

Of course, this intense burst of coverage of the courts has its critics. Some people believe that the near real-time coverage of legal proceedings has damaged the court in the eyes of the public.

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