CJI writes to telecom minister, requests him to strengthen connectivity

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India NV Ramana has written to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad requesting to strengthen the network and connectivity beyond major urban centres, particularly in rural and tribal areas, as he said the digital divide is adversely impacting the functioning of the Courts in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

In a letter written to the Union Law Minister on June 8, the CJI stated, “I am writing to bring to your kind attention certain issues that emerged during the course of my recent interaction with the Chief Justices of all the High Courts which need the immediate intervention of the Union Government.”