Who Is Preventing You From Live Reporting: Allahabad HC In Plea For Live Reporting Of Court Proceedings

What Is The Issue

• Legal journalists Areeb Uddin Ahmed (Bar & Bench) and Sparsh Upadhyay (Live Law), as well as three law students, filed a PIL seeking public access to virtual courts.
• Shashwat Anand, lawyer for the petitioner, sought the Court to order that no coercive action be taken against journalists who live report the court's proceedings.
• Swapnil Tripathi & Ors. v. Supreme Court of India & Ors. Was taken as a reference. The administration is working on the Live Streaming component, according to Advocate Anand, but the Petitioners' main issue is Live Reporting.” He argued that live reporting should be permitted.
• He said that the Supreme Court has also added a feature to its mobile app that allows journalists to receive links to virtual sessions.

What Is The Rebuttal

• The court said, “No one is disputing your right.” The Chairman of the Supreme Court's E-Committee has sent instructions for live streaming to the Chief Justice of the High Court, and recommendations have been requested. It will require some time.
• Also, the concern of the app was addressed by the High Court’s Counsel saying administration is considering a switch from Jitsi Meet App to some other commercial platform, which will address all the concerns as raised in this petition.

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