PM Narendra Modi to attend Supreme Court's Diamond Jubilee event on January 28

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 25, 2024 20:25 IST

The Supreme Court of India is all set to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of its establishment on January 28.

The Supreme Court of India was inaugurated in the Parliament building, as no Supreme Court building existed then, on January 28, 1950.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be part of the celebrations at the Additional Building Complex Auditorium on January 28. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will also attend the function.

The function will also witness the launch of the new Supreme Court website, Digital Courts 2.0, and Digital Supreme Court reports by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.

The original Constitution of 1950 had a Chief Justice of India and seven puisne judges and had left it to Parliament to increase the number.

Subsequently, the Parliament has increased the number of judges six times since 1950 to the current strength of 34 in 2019.

In 2023, the Supreme Court saw several technological changes, ranging from litigant-friendly facilities, with the Hybrid hearing system being one of the key achievements for listing of cases. Even mentioning of cases has been streamlined, along with smart and paperless courts.

The Supreme Court's use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for transcription was recognised in UNESCO's "Global Toolkit on Al and the Rule of Law for the Judiciary”.

This year will see further technological changes. Among them will be the establishment of an independent data centre that leverages both public and private cloud services; cutting-edge live-streaming solutions, a tenfold boost in internet speed, and a new Supreme Court website that offers both English and Hindi option, in recognition of the needs of a diverse audience.