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Supreme Court: News Clips of Proceedings Need Permission to Publish
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the country, and sometimes its hearings are recorded or shown live.
On Wednesday, the judges talked about how newspapers and TV channels use those recordings.
Some news organisations had questions about the rules for such reporting.
The Chief Justice of India said that people cannot just take clips from the court proceedings.
Without permission, those clips cannot be published in papers or put on websites.
They also cannot be shown on television.
This means news organisations must ask the court first.
The bench that heard these petitions included the Chief Justice and two other judges.
The decision helps make the rules clear for everyone covering court hearings.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified its earlier order on reporting based on live-streamed court proceedings by news organisations.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana heard a batch of petitions on live streaming and recording of court proceedings.
CJI Surya Kant stated that clips of proceedings could not be published, uploaded or taken on air without permission.
The clarification applies to news organisations reporting on the basis of live-streamed court proceedings.
The hearing took place in New Delhi.
- Who
- The Supreme Court, with a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana
- What
- The Court clarified that clips of live-streamed court proceedings cannot be published, uploaded or taken on air without permission
- Where
- New Delhi
- When
- Wednesday
- Why
- To clarify its earlier order regarding reporting on live-streamed court proceedings by news organisations
Key facts
- Institution
- Supreme Court
- Location
- New Delhi
- Bench
- CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Justice V. Mohana
- Subject
- Live streaming and recording of court proceedings
- Key ruling
- Clips cannot be published, uploaded or aired without permission
- Context
- Batch of petitions concerning live streaming and recording of court proceedings










