A-G calls for live streaming of key court proceedings
On July 9, the CJI had agreed in principle for this proposal and asked suggestions from the AG and petitioners Indira Jaising and others.
New Delhi: Attorney-General K.K. Venugopal informed the Supreme Court on Monday that video-recording and live streaming of judicial proceedings can be undertaken on a trial basis in constitutional matters, which can be extended to other matters later on.
The Attorney General made this submission before a three-judge bench comprising the Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Kanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud hearing petitions seeking a direction for live telecast of court proceedings. On July 9, the CJI had agreed in principle for this proposal and asked suggestions from the AG and petitioners Indira Jaising and others.
During the resumed hearing on Monday, the AG said that a pilot project for live streaming and video recording could be undertaken initially in constitutional matters.
This can be analysed after three months to ascertain how it functions technologically, he said and added that the experiment could be extended to other matters and other courts.