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13 NUJS L. Rev. [i] (2020)

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                      EDITORIAL NOTE






                Chandrika Bothra & Ravi Shankar*

             Volume  13(1) occupies a special place in the lineage of the NUJS
Law  Review. All the articles featuring in this issue have been published amidst
the COVID-19   pandemic.  This required us to fulfil our editorial responsibilities
in the qualified comfort of our homes, under stringent lockdowns  stipulated by
the Government.  For us, the experience of working for the journal remotely has
given us an insight as to how the NUJS Law Review, as an institution, transcends
the physical precincts of the college campus into something much broader, more
ethereal, and perhaps more enduring. This insight holds true not just for the NUJS
Law  Review, but also for institutions across the legal fraternity, such as courts,1
tribunals,2 law firms,3 and even universities.4 With the justice delivery system be-
ing under heavy  duress due to the COVID-19   pandemic, these institutions have
all transitioned to function remotely in order to eliminate the use of their physical
infrastructure. Such a transition has only been possible because of the motivated
adoption of internet and technology.

             Depending  on  technological innovation to adapt to the challenges
mounted  by the pandemic almost seems  paradoxical in the Indian context. We are
after all, a country grappling with an astronomical degree of poverty and inequal-
ity. Equitable access to justice has been a formidable challenge that has haunted
our legal system throughout its history. In such a paradigm, the technological drift
of Courts would  arguably be to the detriment of the marginalised. However,  it
would  be difficult to unearth any other solutions that could achieve even a sem-
blance of a balance between the spatial exigencies levied by the pandemic and the
accessibility of courts to the public.
*  Members: Board of Editors, NUJS Law Review.
'  In Re: Guidelines for Court Functioning Through Video Conferencing During Covid-19 Pandemic
   (April 6, 2020),¶6.
2  Suo Motu, In re, 2020 SCC OnLineNCLAT 206.
3  BAR & BENCH, Coronavirus: India's Law Firms Allow Work from Home; Updates from JSA,
   Trilegal, Khaitan, Veritas, CAM, AZB, SAM, C&M, S&R, ELP, Vertices, March 16, 2020, avail-
   able at https://www.barandbench.com/news/coronavirus-indias-law-firms-are-allowing-work-
   from-home-updates-from-jsa-trilegal-khaitan-sam (Last visited on June 18, 2020).
4  ASIAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL, Top 100 Indian Universities to Start Online Courses: UGC Chairman,
   June 11, 2020, available at https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/top-100-in-
   dian-universities-to-start-online-courses-ugc-chairman/articleshow/76326054.cms (Last visited
   on June 19,2020).


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