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SC agrees to live streaming, video recording of court proceedings

The apex court said that necessary rules for balancing rights of public and protecting dignity of litigants will be placed soon

Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 26 2018 | 1:06 PM IST

The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to live-streaming and video recording of court proceedings.

The apex court said that necessary rules for balancing rights of public and protecting dignity of litigants will be placed soon.

"Sunlight is the best disinfectant", the bench said while allowing live streaming of court proceedings.

Live-streaming of court proceedings will effectuate the "public right to know" and bring in more transparency in judicial proceedings, the court said.

The verdict was passed on a batch of petitions, including those filed by senior advocate Indira Jaising, law student Snehil Tripathi and NGO 'Centre For Accountability and Systemic Change' on the issue.

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First Published: Sep 26 2018 | 1:00 PM IST

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