A video conference system has
been set up at Gujarat High Court premises to facilitate the National Green Tribunal to conduct proceedings without the litigants and others having to travel to the NGT's western zone bench in Pune in Maharashtra.
The facility, arranged by the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA), was tested by Supreme Court Justice MR Shah and NGT Chairman Justice (retd) AK Goel on Saturday, and and is likely to go live from next month.
The video conferencing facility has been set up here to conduct hearings remotely and address the requirements of the litigants, lawyers and other stakeholders, without them having to travel to the Pune Bench of NGT, said GSLSA in a press release.
It has been set up after the NGT's Principal Bench at Delhi, in its February 28, 2020 order, permitted the hearing of matters by video conferencing from one or more places in every state.
At present, the NGT's Principal Bench in Delhi hears applications from other jurisdictions remotely through video conferencing.
The NGT has regional benches in Bhopal, Kolkata, Pune and Chennai.
The NGT entertains letter petitions sent via email, and also serves orders and seeks responses by email to save time and take decisions in a time bound manner.
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