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Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: The Gujarat High Court has become the first high court to begin live-streaming of court proceedings. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana launched the first live broadcast of the court functioning. The Chief Justice also announced that the Supreme Court will start the live broadcast soon.

Detailed explanation-2: -Live Streaming of Court proceedings has been started in High Courts of Gujarat, Orissa, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Patna and Madhya Pradesh thus allowing media and other interested persons to join the proceedings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gujarat High Court was the first high court to livestream court proceedings followed by Karnataka high court. Currently, the Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and Patna High Courts live stream their proceedings.

Detailed explanation-4: -In India, the Gujarat High Court was the first court to begin live-streaming proceedings through YouTube in October 2020.

Detailed explanation-5: -Four years ago, on September 26, 2018, the Supreme Court in the Swapnil Tripathi case, had accepted in principle the idea of live-streaming cases of public importance.