The Supreme Court orders a temporary restriction on sharing recordings of court proceedings online. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana, directs that there should be no extraction, modification, dissemination, posting, reposting, or uploading of audio-video recordings of judicial proceedings on social media or other digital platforms without prior permission. The permission required is from the Secretary General of the Supreme Court or the Registrar General of the relevant high court. The direction is issued as an interim measure while the court considers a petition raising concerns about misuse of live-streaming and circulation of videos of court proceedings on digital platforms.
Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the petitioner, argues that recordings are being misused online. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta agrees that regulation is necessary. The court also seeks responses from the Centre and other parties in relation to the plea. The order reflects the court’s effort to control how courtroom recordings are handled publicly during the pending proceedings.
