16.3.17
Law ministry to launch TV channel, discuss issues
Pradeep Thakur
... a separate channel ... 32 Direct-to-Home channels .... The ministry is considering hiring the services of leading Bollywood directors like Prakash Jha in produ cing quality programmes on legal education for the marginalised. ....
... It has simultaneously floated an open competition for freelance filmmakers and students of various law schools to participate in a filmmaking contest where the prize money will range from Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000 for films having a duration from five to 30 minutes in each category .
The apex court, had , through a judgement, shot down any idea of having its proceedings recorded. The SC was not ready to allow the practice to start even in the lower courts, which the government said was part of the phase-2 of the e-courts project and easier to implement along with the computerisation of courts.
