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Kerala High Court2021(2021) 4 KLJ 120Civilimportant
Roy v. State of Kerala
RoyvsState of Kerala
Single Judge
Constitutional Law
Right to InformationAccess to JusticeArticle 21Court TechnologyCase Tracking
Core Ruling / Ratio Decidendi
Right to know about progress of one's own legal case is a component of right to access justice under Article 21. Digital platforms of courts must be easily accessible. Litigants should not have to pay or rely on middlemen for case status information.
Judgment Summary
English
Held that the right to know the status of one's criminal case (case progress, hearing dates, orders) is protected under Article 21 and litigants must be provided with information about their pending cases without difficulty through digital means.
हिंदी (Hindi)
अपने आपराधिक मामले की स्थिति जानने का अधिकार (मामले की प्रगति, सुनवाई तिथि, आदेश) अनुच्छेद 21 के तहत संरक्षित। वादियों को डिजिटल माध्यम से जानकारी उपलब्ध होनी चाहिए।