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27 October, 2020
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Gujarat High Court 1st to Live Stream Court Proceedings on Youtube

Gujarat High Court 1^st to Live Stream Court Proceedings on Youtube

The High Court allowed the open court proceedings through the video conferencing, except the proceedings to be conducted in camera.
In camera means in private chambers of a judge, with the press and public excluded.
It observed that the initiative of live telecast is on an experimental basis and the aspect of continuing with or adapting the modality of live court proceedings will be decided based on the outcome of this trial.
The Supreme Court in Swapnil Tripathi v Supreme Court of India (2018) has ruled in favour of opening up the apex court through live-streaming.
It held that the live streaming proceedings is part of the right to access justice under Article 21 of the Constitution.
However, the judgment has remained unimplemented.
The e-Court Mission Mode Project was conceptualized with a vision to transform the Indian Judiciary by ICT enablement of Courts.
The move has been welcomed by lawyers, law students and the public at large besides litigants, being seen as a major measure towards transparency in judicial proceedings.
Also, in the model video conferencing rules as prescribed by the e-Committee of the Supreme Court, it has been provided that the public will be allowed to view the hearing conducted through video conferencing.

Benefits of Live Streaming

A live stream would help litigants follow the proceedings in their case and also assess their lawyers’ performance. People from far-flung States such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala do not have to travel all the way to the national capital for a day’s hearing.
It would keep a check on lawyers’ conduct inside the courtrooms. With the entire country watching them, there would be fewer interruptions, raised voices and adjournments from the lawyers.
Live-streaming will bring transparency and access to justice.

Issues Involved

The live streaming of the Courts are susceptible to abuses.
It can involve national security concerns and can amount to a violation of the fundamental right to privacy in matrimonial disputes and rape cases.
The unauthorised reproduction of the live streaming videos is another cause for concern as its regulation will be very difficult at the government’s end.
Concerns have also been raised about the commercial aspect of the whole issue. The agreements with broadcasters should be on a non-commercial basis. No one should profit from the arrangement.
Infrastructure, specially internet connectivity is also the biggest challenge in implementing the live proceedings of Courts.

Source: TH

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