In A First, Kerala High Court Live Streams Hearing On Youtube

The Kerala High Court on Saturday live-streamed its proceedings on YouTube, for the very first time. 

The court held a special sitting on Saturday to hear a batch of petitions which challenged the Dewaswom Board notification inviting applications only from Malayala Bhramins for appointment as Melshanthi of Sabarimala.

The matter was heard by the division bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Ajith Kumar. The Court has adjourned the same to December 17, 2022, for further hearing. 

It is not known whether the high court will continue the practice of live-streaming in future also.  

By live streaming its proceedings on YouTube, the Kerala High Court has joined the likes of the High Courts of Gujarat, Gauhati, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Patna, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, and Telangana, which also had taken such step to enhance accessibility and transparency. 

In India, the Gujarat High Court was the first court to begin live-streaming proceedings through YouTube in October 2020. 

The Supreme Court also live streamed its proceedings for the first time on 26th August 2022, on the last working day of former CJI N.V. Ramana's tenure. In September, the Supreme Court took the historic step to commence the live-streaming of the hearings before the Constitution Benches, receiving huge public response with lakhs of people watching the videos.