The transcript is seen on the live-streaming screen of courtroom number 1, where a five-judge Bench headed by the CJI is hearing the case related to the political crisis in Maharashtra. The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 21) started a first-of-its-kind project to transcribe its proceedings live using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Constitution Bench matters, because then we’ll have a permanent record of arguments
“We’ll see how it works, especially in the Constitution Bench matters, because then we’ll have a permanent record of arguments. Of course, it helps judges and the lawyers, but it will also help our law colleges. They can analyse how matters are argued…It is a huge resource,” Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said.
CJI is hearing the case related to the political crisis in Maharashtra
The AI transcript is seen on the live-streaming screen of courtroom number 1, which is the CJI’s court. The five-judge Bench headed by the CJI is hearing the case related to the political crisis in Maharashtra.
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The Bench had on Friday deferred the decision on the question of whether to reconsider the 2016 verdict of the court in Nabam Rebia vs Deputy Speaker, which had held that the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly cannot decide on disqualification petitions when a motion seeking his own removal is pending.
Platform used often for transcribing arbitration proceedings
The SC transcription is using Teres, which is a platform used often for transcribing arbitration proceedings. The platform is run by Nomology Technology Private Limited, a Bengaluru based company. “If there are two or more voices at the same time that causes a little bit of a problem,” CJI Chandrachud said. “But they have personnel who will clean up the errors by the evening,” he added.
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transcript will also be shared with lawyers who argued cases for verification
The transcript will also be shared with lawyers who argued cases for verification, and is likely to be uploaded on the SC website every evening. The transcribing is the second major decision towards making the court more transparent after the SC’s decision to livestream its proceedings before Constitution Benches.
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