Case Information
Supreme Court goes digital
As part of its ongoing modernisation process, the Supreme Court (SC) started using digital displays to make public the latest information of cases.
Lawyers, justice-seekers and all concerned can get the latest information about the cases in different SC benches from five digital displays.
The SC bar association building has two digital displays while the office of the chief justice, the attorney general's office and the SC annex building have one each.
Supreme Court Bar Association Secretary Advocate Mamtaz Uddin Mehedi told the news agency that the government is implementing different programmes to bring the apex court fully under information technology as a part of its steps to enrich the country in modern technologies.
The setting up of the digital displays is a remarkable step among those, he added.
All concerned would get necessary information about the hearing and disposal of cases as per the cause list in different SC benches, he said.
The SCBA secretary said besides getting advance information about hearing of cases, anyone will be able know about his/her desired case being heard and the respective bench of the court which is hearing it from the digital displays.
This will save time and end hassles for the litigants and all others, said Mamtaz.
Supreme Court Computer System Analyst Kazi Parvez Anowar said the setting up of five digital displays in the apex court is an epoch-making incident.
He said the SC website has also been enriched as there are brief descriptions of all the cases along with other information on the website.
The daily cause lists of cases in different benches are also available on the website. Now the lawyers and others concerned can see those in advance staying at home, he added.
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