The Hon. Chithral Fernando, Attorney-at-Law
Chithral Fernando referred to the Minister’s undertaking on the Court Automation Programme and digitalization, noting that its implementation had been delayed. He asked what steps are being taken to address delays and the judiciary’s approach to technology, citing incidents involving mobile phones and the use of tablets or laptops by lawyers in court.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, thank you for the answer. You spoke about this at your Head of Expenditure as well. Though the Question was delayed, we have it today. You have also given an undertaking regarding the Court Automation Programme and digitalization. You stated that it has been delayed. My first supplementary is as follows.
¶ 02 Hon. Minister, due to a phone ringing inside a courtroom, a remandee died due to some issue. I can understand that a phone ringing inside a courtroom is inappropriate. It is not suitable. However, I have also seen instances where even using a tablet or laptop by lawyers inside court has led to issues. I feel there is a problem in how we approach technology. Please clarify what is being done about that and the delay you mentioned.
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