SC mulls satellite for seamless internet connectivity for virtual courts

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday raised possibility of using a dedicated satellite for seamless internet connectivity to aid the virtual courts set up across the country, but said it will be satisfied with a robust optical fibre network.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and L. Nageswara Rao said: “We were thinking of asking government to give us a satellite for better network and connectivity for virtual courts.”

Emphasising that satellites are not costly anymore in the current scenario, the CJI said: “You also have many satellites in sky and we could use one. But we will be okay if we get access to your optic fibre network.”