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SC proceedings can be live-streamed
News:
- Supreme Court to allow Live-Streaming of its proceedings.
Important Facts:
- Supreme Court has acknowledged the need to expansion of Court proceeding beyond the four walls of the courtroom.
- Judgement is a true realization of the “open court system” in which courts are accessible to all.
- Judgement Outcome:
- The final decision whether to live-stream a case or not lies with the court. The decision cannot be appealed.
- Supreme Court must retain copyright over the broadcasted material.
- Final say in respect of the use of the coverage material.
- Reproduction, re-broadcasting, transmission, publication, re-publication, copying, storage of the original broadcast of court proceedings should be prohibited.
- Impact of Live-Streaming of its proceedings:
- It will Ensure public right to know and bring in more transparency
- Will help citizen to understand the reason in cases affecting their right to dignity and right to life under enshrined under Article 21.
- Restore confidence in the functioning of the judiciary.
- Cases of national importance should be considered for Live-streaming as a pilot project in the Supreme Court such as
- Issues of environment, triple talaq, air pollution, ban on liquor sales near to national highways, ban on firecrackers and extra judicial killings, all of which affect the public.
