Courts can’t be 24×7 entertainment channels : Supreme Court

SC bans posting Court proceedings’ videos on social media

New Delhi – The Supreme Court has issued a stern warning that the judiciary is not a 24×7 entertainment channel. It has also imposed an interim ban on the broadcasting of videos or audio of Court proceedings on social media without prior permission. The Court gave this decision while hearing a petition filed by journalist Harshita Grover.

A bench of Chief Justice Suryakant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued this order. The Court clarified that no footage of Court proceedings can be circulated on social media, without prior permission of the Secretary General of the Supreme Court or the Registrar of the concerned High Court. However, the Court clarified that this order will not affect the news reporting of the media in any way. Attorney General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Union government, also supported this order.

What I never said was thrust upon me by print media : CJI

Chief Justice Suryakant

On this occasion, Chief Justice Suryakant, while sharing his own experience, said, “In the print forum, I have already experienced. What I never said was thrust upon me by these people. In the last two days, a completely false statement was made that a matter was filed, and the CJI refused to list the matter. No such petition was filed.”