During the virtual hearing in the Delhi High Court, there was a stir when an obscene video and the message of “system hack” suddenly appeared on the screen. Due to repeated obstruction, the Chief Justice stopped the hearing and the investigation of the case was handed over to Delhi Police.
New Delhi: A serious cyber security incident came to light during the virtual hearing in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, when an obscene video suddenly started playing on the screen amidst the ongoing proceedings. At that time, the bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tejas Kharia was hearing several public interest litigations (PILs).
The incident occurred around 12:56 pm, disrupting the court proceedings and leading to an immediate halt to the hearing.
Retry and objectionable content on screen
The hearing was resumed after a few minutes, but during this time the same obscene video appeared on the screen once again. After this, the situation became more serious when the user logging into the system also displayed a message like “Your system has been hacked” on the screen.
Disrupting the hearing for the third time, the same user disrupted the proceedings by playing music and other objectionable audio.
After this incident, the Chief Justice had to immediately stop the virtual hearing.
Login ID and initial check
According to preliminary investigation, this content was run from a login ID named “Kshitijit Singh”. Later the person concerned claimed that his account was hacked from America and he had no knowledge of this activity.
The complaint regarding this matter has been handed over to the Cyber Crime Unit IFSO, which is now conducting a technical investigation.
Court expressed serious concern on cyber security
During this incident, the Chief Justice said that recording or unauthorized interference of court proceedings is a serious matter and it will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
He has issued necessary administrative instructions to the Registrar General and said that if anyone has tampered or tampered with the recording of the virtual proceedings of the court, action will be taken against him.
Questions raised again on virtual court system
Widespread use of virtual hearings began in India’s judicial system after the COVID-19 pandemic, but such incidents from time to time have raised questions about its safety.
Experts believe that the digital platform of courts requires strong cyber security, user verification and access control.
Such incidents have happened before also
- This is not the first time that incidents related to technical or indiscipline have come to light during virtual hearings of courts.
- In 2025, due to hacking of the digital system at the National Company Law Tribunal (Mumbai), an obscene video was played on the screen.
- In the same year, an unknown person joined the video conference in Kolkata Bench and shared objectionable material.
- After inappropriate behavior during the virtual hearing in Gujarat High Court in 2024, the court had implemented new SOPs.
- In 2021, a case of a lawyer debating online while driving was also reported in the Allahabad High Court.
Concerns of cyber security experts
Cyber experts say that virtual courts handle sensitive data and important legal matters, so it is extremely important to keep them safe from cyber attacks.
Problems such as unauthorized access, screen-sharing and link-hijacking can affect the judicial process.
Challenge before digital justice system
The judicial system in India is rapidly becoming digital, which has increased the speed and reach of trials. However, such incidents show that technical security is still a major challenge.
According to experts, in future, systems like multi-layer authentication, limited access links and real-time monitoring will have to be further strengthened.
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