The Supreme Court has clarified that its interim order restricting the sharing of audio and video recordings of court proceedings does not prevent “recognised news organisations” from reporting on hearings, Bar and Bench reported on Wednesday.

In its July 24 interim order, the court prohibited the extraction, editing, dissemination, reposting, uploading or monetisation of audio and video recordings of judicial proceedings on social media and other digital platforms without permission from the court authority.

A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant has clarified that the restriction should not be “construed as imposing a blanket prohibition on the reporting of court proceedings” but applies only to the use of audio and video recordings of hearings.

The interim order came on a public interest litigation filed by a journalist who has sought guidelines to regulate the clipping, editing, dissemination and monetisation of audiovisual recordings of court proceedings on digital platforms, Live Law reported.

The petition argues that the selective and decontextualised circulation of courtroom exchanges undermines the dignity of the courts and erodes public confidence in the justice system.

Edited by Tanya Shrivastava.

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