> Hi, Everyone, > > I recently started clerking on the Indian Supreme Court. One > accessibility issue that I am struggling with is this. My > understanding is that lawyers prepare their PDF filings by printing > out their work product and then scanning it. As opposed to simply > converting their filings from word to PDF. As a result, a lot of text > is difficult to decipher. Illustratively, one counter affidavit, in > pertinent part, reads as follows: > "starkly perceptible signs of influence with regard to > allocation of cases to dffirent benches selectively, lo > select judges who were perceived to be politically > biased." . > Such a disclosure creates an obligation ror every citizen to > defend the independence of the Supreme Court. > A copy of the Times of India report, "We felt then CJI was > being remote controlled; Justice Kttrian Joseph", dated 3'd > December 2018 is annexed as Annexu ,, C+ (lll't?7)." > > As you can see, some words are muffed up. The annexure number > containing the Times of India report is also unclear. My sense is > because they did not convert this document from word to PDF while > filing and instead printed and scanned it. Is that right? > > Second, some scans are also in pixelated form, making their quality > poor. Illustratively, part of an annexure reads as follows: > "AND WHEREAS the Govemmc~nl of India has daclded to provide certain > rela>:atlons for industnal ar.\’.! commercial acl1\·if1es from 20th > Aprfl. 2020." > > Would asking for the filing of a typed copy of annexures of this > nature be the best solution? > > Note that these are documents in the public domain. I am going to talk to the > Justice I am working for and > propose some solutions. And want to do my homework before I do this. > Thank you. > > Rahul > > > > > > -- > -- > Rahul Bajaj > Candidate for the MPhil in Law > Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018) > University of Oxford
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