Supreme Court to live-stream Constitution bench proceedings from today; here's how you can watch them

Name: Supreme Court to live-stream Constitution bench proceedings from today; here's how you can watch them
Uploaded: 2022-09-27T00:14:25+05:30
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Description: Almost four years after a path-breaking verdict in this regard was delivered in 2018, the SC decided to live-stream proceedings of all Constitution bench hearings from September 27.

Almost four years after a path-breaking verdict in this regard was delivered in 2018, the SC decided to live-stream proceedings of all Constitution bench hearings from September 27.

TN National Desk

Updated Sep 27, 2022, 00:14 IST

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

One can access the proceedings at webcast.gov.in/scindia/
A bench led by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit had earlier on Monday said the top court would soon have its own "platform" to live-stream its proceedings instead of having to rely on YouTube
This was stated by the bench when the counsel for former BJP leader KN Govindacharya argued that the copyright of the SC's proceedings cannot be surrendered to private platforms

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will from Tuesday begin live streaming its Constitution bench proceedings at: webcast.gov.in/scindia/.

Three separate five-judge Constitution bench proceedings will be live streamed by the apex court tomorrow:

A five-judge bench led by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit will continue to hear pleas challenging the validity of the 10 per cent quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in jobs and education.
Another bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a matter pertaining to control of services in an ongoing dispute between Delhi and the Central government.
A five-judge bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul will examine the validity of the All India Bar Examination.

Exactly four years ago, i.e. on September 27, 2018, the then CJI Dipak Misra, heading a bench, had given the landmark judgement on live telecast or webcast of significant proceedings in issues of constitutional importance, saying "sunlight is the best disinfectant".

Senior advocate Indira Jaising recently wrote to the Chief Justice of India and other Supreme Court judges to begin live streaming proceedings of matters of public and constitutional importance. She also asked to keep a record of all arguments made by counsel on all sides and the proceedings of the court.

While mentioning that the SC is hearing various matters of national importance, including petitions challenging the EWS quota, hijab ban, and Citizenship Amendment Act, Jaisingh urged the court to allow live streaming of cases in accordance with the 2018 judgment, as a part of the fundamental right of every citizen to freedom of information and also the right of access to justice.

"There is no substitute for first-hand knowledge, especially in the era of what has come to be known as 'fake news' and hence, there is an urgent need for real-time information. Since the judgement was pronounced, I have made repeated requests to the Hon'ble court to commence live streaming cases of national importance," she said.

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