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Supreme Court restricts sharing of court proceeding videos
The Hindu··24 Jul
The Supreme Court on July 24 barred posting, reposting or uploading audio-video recordings of court proceedings on social media without prior permission from the Secretary General of the apex court or Registrar Generals of High Courts. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant issued the interim order while seeking responses from the Centre on a related plea.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Anyone recording or sharing court hearing clips online must now seek permission first or risk violating the order.
- Litigants and the public retain access to hearings, but selective circulation of edited clips is now restricted.
- The order affects ongoing high-profile cases where courtroom footage had previously spread widely on social media.
What's Happening
- The Supreme Court barred posting or uploading court proceeding recordings on social media without prior permission.
- The interim order applies to both the Supreme Court and High Courts.
- The bench also sought responses from the Centre on a plea about live-streaming misuse.
Balancing Court Transparency With Misuse
- A senior advocate for the petitioner said proceeding videos were being misused on digital platforms.
- The Solicitor General agreed that some regulation was necessary.
- The order comes amid heavy social media circulation of clips from recent high-profile hearings.
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