Archive · 25 Jul 2026
Supreme Court Bans Social Media Sharing of Court Proceedings
The Supreme Court of India has said that people cannot post or share videos of court hearings on social media without asking for permission first.
This is because there have been problems with people misusing these videos.
The court wants to make sure that videos are not shared without proper rules.
The court also asked the government to respond to a request about this issue.
Two important lawyers, Vikas Singh and Tushar Mehta, agreed that there should be some rules to control how these videos are shared.
The Supreme Court barred the recording and circulation of courtroom proceedings without prior permission of the court concerned.
The court directed that there shall be no posting, reposting, extraction, modification, dissemination, monetisation, recording, or review of the live-streamed proceedings on social media or any other digital platform without prior permission.
The bench was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) by journalist Harshita Grover highlighting the increasing misuse of audiovisual recordings of judicial proceedings through selective clipping, editing, decontextualised circulation, and commercial exploitation on social media and digital platforms.
Senior Advocate Vikas Singh and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta agreed that there should be some regulation to prevent the misuse of court proceedings on social media.
The Supreme Court asked the various high courts to submit reports on the adoption of its livestreaming guidelines and asked the Centre to appraise which ministries could implement the reliefs prayed for.
- Who
- Supreme Court of India
- What
- Barred posting, reposting, or uploading of audio-video recordings of court proceedings on social media without prior permission
- When
- Friday, July 24
- Where
- New Delhi
- Why
- To prevent misuse of live-streaming and circulation of videos of court proceedings on social media
Regulation Advocates
Free Speech Advocates
Need for Regulation
Regulation Advocates
There is a need for regulation to prevent misuse of court proceedings on social media.
Free Speech Advocates
Restrictions on posting court proceedings may infringe on the right to free speech and public access to information.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Bench
- Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi, and V Mohana
- Date
- Friday, July 24
- Petitioner's Advocate
- Vikas Singh
- Solicitor General
- Tushar Mehta
- Petitioner
- Harshita Grover
- Concern
- Misuse of live-streaming and circulation of videos of court proceedings on social media
Sources
SC bans uploading, sharing recordings of courtroom proceedings on social media without permission
"Not An Entertainment Channel": Top Court Bars Posting Proceedings On Social Media
No Court Clips Online Without Permission: SC
SC blocks judicial hearing uploads amid concern over circulation of out-of-context clips
SC Bars Posting, Uploading Court Proceedings on Social Media Without Prior Permission
SC Bars Posting, Uploading Court proceedings On Social Media
'Can't Be 24X7 Entertainment Channel': Supreme Court Bans Uploading, Sharing Of Court Proceedings On Social Media Without Permission
No more memes or ads on courtroom videos: Supreme Court bars unauthorised sharing and monetisation
Supreme Court bars recording, sharing of court proceedings without permission
Supreme Court Bars Posting, Reposting & Circulation Of Court Proceedings On Social Media Without Prior Permission
