You are on page 1of 2

One particular area where the Supreme Court should prioritise is

permitting cameras into the courtroom and the broadcasting of legal


proceedings, as laid down in the landmark 2018 judgement. A bench
comprising former Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A. M.
Khanwilkar and D. Y. Chandrachud heard a batch of petitions, including
one by senior advocate Indira Jaising, seeking live-streaming of all
cases, specifically ones of constitutional and national importance having
an impact on the public. Jaising contended that live-streaming and
videography of the proceedings of the apex court in matters of great
public importance would be in keeping with the principle of open access
to justice and ensure justice is not only done but is seen to be done.

Needless to say that acting on its own 2018 judgment would help build
public confidence in the courts. Public needs to be educated about the
machinery of the courts and administration of justice. This requirement
assumes more importance because of the principle of ignorantia juris
haudexcusat, which means that ignorance of the law is no excuse. Public
scrutiny enables public debate and vice versa. It was not long ago that
Rajya Sabha T.V. live broadcasted the proceedings of International
Court of Justice (ICJ) involving the detention of our national, Kulbushan
Jadhav, by Pakistan. Several members of the legal fraternity and other
sections of the society keenly watched how senior advocate, Harish
Salve, led the arguments on behalf of our country before ICJ.

ART 142 CONST.

https://theleaflet.in/supreme-courts-video-conferencing-guidelines-a-welcome-step/

link for above para is above one


another random link-https://theleaflet.in/supreme-courts-video-conferencing-guidelines-a-welcome-
step/

You might also like