Advocates, together with senior legislation practitioners, ought to adapt to new applied sciences like on-line submitting of courtroom circumstances fairly than opposing such digital developments, mentioned Justice R. Subramanian, Judge, Madras High Court, on Friday.

Delivering his inaugural deal with on the District and Sessions courtroom in Ranipet, Justice Subramanian mentioned that digital submitting of circumstances makes routine work a lot simpler and faster. For instance, within the early 2000s, advocates couldn’t run their places of work with out stenographers as a big quantity of paperwork needed to be typed for courtroom proceedings. Most of the advocate chambers within the Madras High Court then had at the least one stenographer of their workplace. “Technology has made work simpler and easier. They help us do the work more accurately. As a practice, advocates should allot at least one hour in a day for e-filing of cases and follow-up to it,” he mentioned.

The choose highlighted the necessity for younger advocates to spend extra time in courts, particularly in newly shaped districts like Tirupattur and Ranipet, as it would assist them attain out to poor litigants who could require authorized support. Such presence in courts additionally helps advocates spend extra time on analysis work for his or her circumstances, interacting with senior advocates and having the chance to witness courtroom proceedings. “Their [young advocates] presence in courts helps them to observe mannerisms of senior advocates in court halls. Young advocates should stick around the courts,” he mentioned.

Mr. Subramanian mentioned that many senior and main advocates in undivided districts don’t favor to relocate themselves to newly shaped districts. They stay within the previous district. Such tendencies shouldn’t be adopted as courts in new districts require such senior advocates for progress, he mentioned.

On the event, Justice Subramanian, who can also be the portfolio Judge for the Vellore district, inaugurated the District and Sessions Court and Chief Judicial Magistrate courtroom in Ranipet. Justice Teekaa Raman, Judge, Madras High Court, just about inaugurated Additional District and Sessions Court and Judicial Magistrate Court – II in Arakkonam.

Justice Battu Devanand, Judge, Madras High Court, who can also be portfolio Judge for the Vellore district, just about inaugurated the District and Sessions Court and Chief Judicial Magistrate courtroom in Tirupattur, within the presence of Justice M. Nirmal Kumar, Judge, Madras High Court, and Justice J. Sathya Narayana Prasad, Judge, Madras High Court.