The Supreme Court today allowed "live streaming" in certain cases.Live streaming will bring transparency, the apex court said.
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The three-judge bench while delivering the verdict said it will "serve public interest".
The top court said "it will start from the Supreme Court. Rules have to be followed for this. Live streaming of court proceedings will bring accountability into the judicial system."
Senior advocate Indira Jaising in her petition had sought live streaming of court proceedings in cases that are of "constitutional and national importance having an impact on the public at large or a large number of people."
The petition said live streaming of cases of constitutional and national importance would empower and provide access to ''ordinary citizens'' who cannot personally go to the court due to social and economic constraints, even though the decision might impact them.
Enabling citizens to understand the reasoning in cases affecting their rights forms part of their right to dignity and is an intrinsic value of their right to be heard under Article 21 (Right to Life) of the Constitution, the petition added.