SUPREME COURT’S PROCEEDINGS- LIVE-STREAMING

• Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) decided to stay movement its court cases in critical Constitution Bench cases with a view to be heard from 27th September, 2022.
• Positive systemic corrections have been made possible because of the printed of courtroom docket court cases.
• The Supreme Court in Swapnil Tripathi vs Supreme Court of India (2018) had dominated in favour of establishing up the apex courtroom docket thru stay-streaming.
• It held that the stay streaming court cases are a part of the proper to get entry to justice under Article 21 (Protection of Life and Personal Liberty) of the Constitution
• Gujarat High Court turned into the first high courtroom docket to livestream courtroom docket court cases accompanied with the aid of using Karnataka high courtroom docket.
• Currently, the Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and Patna High Courts stay movement their court cases.
• Allahabad High Court is considering power doing the same. 

Associated Concerns and the Way Forward

• Video clips of court cases from Indian courts that are already there on YouTube and different social media systems with sensational titles and little context are main to the unfold of misinformation among the public, as typical from the current past.
• Also, the business agreements with broadcasters are additionally concerning.
• The unauthorised duplicate of stay streaming videos is any other motive for subject as its law could be very hard on the government’s end.
• Broadcasting courtroom docket court cases is a step in the course of transparency and more get admission to to the justice system. Citizens have the proper to statistics and era exists to make subjects of constitutional and countrywide significance to be had for public viewership.
• If a stay circulation of the pinnacle courtroom docket’s court cases is not possible, as a substitute video recording of the court cases must be allowed.
• The agreements with broadcasters must be on a non-business basis. No one must take advantage of the arrangement.
• A set of guidelines should be framed to make certain that the video titles and description aren’t deceptive and convey accurate statistics, only.
• Strict punishment/penalty should be connected with the unauthorised duplicate of stay-streaming of videos.

SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES,MINT