Chief Justice Says Supreme Court Proceedings To Go Live Soon

At the virtual launch of live-proceedings of Gujarat High Court, the Chief Justice of India also shared several advices for judges

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana has said that the live-streaming of Supreme Court proceedings may begin soon and logistics are being worked out to enable this. "The Supreme Court is thinking of beginning live-streaming of some courts," Justice Ramana said during the virtual launch of live-streaming of the proceedings of Gujarat High Court. The High Court goes live Monday. The Chief Justice of India said currently, people get information about court proceedings through the media. "In effect, the information from the courts is being filtered by agents of transmission. In the process, there is sometimes a transmission loss leading to misinterpretation of questions asked and observations made by the bench, due to the absence of context. Vested interests are eager to amplify these misinterpretations in order to embarrass or discredit the institution," he said. "It is this lack of direct access which gives space for misconceptions. The formalisation of the live streaming of court proceedings is the best cure for the aforesaid malady. Live-streaming of proceedings is crucial for dissemination of information which is a sacrosanct aspect of Article 19," he said, adding that through such direct access, people can get first-hand information about the entire proceedings and the opinions of the judges, "leaving little room for any mischief".