In an effort to increase transparency and accessibility in its operations, the Supreme Court has decided to live-stream all Constitution Bench sessions beginning on September 27.
This decision comes exactly four years after a ground-breaking decision in this area was made in 2018. The Supreme Court decided to begin a live telecast of hearings in phases in 2018 under the leadership of a three-judge bench led by then-CJI Dipak Misra.
In a meeting of the whole court presided over by Chief Justice of India U U Lalit on Tuesday night, the 30 judges of the Supreme Court unanimously decided to follow through on a 2018 decision in the Swapnil Tripathi case.
The Supreme Court’s Constitution bench is currently hearing a number of cases, including those involving the economically disadvantaged class reservation law, the Dawoodi Bohra community’s practice of ex-communication, and the Center’s petition for additional compensation for victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, among others.
According to a representative, you may watch the proceedings at webcast.gov.in/scindia/.
A bench led by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit earlier in the day announced that the Supreme Court will soon have its own “platform” to live-stream its sessions rather than relying on YouTube.
According to insiders, the supreme court may broadcast events live on YouTube and then host them on its server. The proceedings will be easily accessible on mobile devices, laptops, and desktop PCs.
When the attorney representing former BJP leader K N Govindacharya contended that the copyright of the Supreme Court’s proceedings could not be given to private platforms, the bench made this statement.
As part of bidding goodbye to retiring Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, the Supreme Court in August live-streamed its proceedings for the first time on a government webcast platform of a ceremonial bench.
Author: Astha Singh
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