Union Govt mulls legislative changes to introduce audio-video recording of court proceedings & disclosure of case statistics
9 years, 8 months ago

Union Govt mulls legislative changes to introduce audio-video recording of court proceedings & disclosure of case statistics

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The Union Government may consider legislative proposals to introduce audio-video recording of court proceedings, besides making it mandatory for high courts to disclose judicial statistics to bring in more transparency in the functioning of the judiciary.The proposal to bring in relevant amendments in law was discussed at meeting of the Advisory Council of the National Mission for. The Union Government may consider legislative proposals to introduce audio-video recording of court proceedings, besides making it mandatory for high courts to disclose judicial statistics to bring in more transparency in the functioning of the judiciary. The proposal for audio-video recording of court proceedings was mooted by the Union Government during the advisory council meeting of the Law ministry held in August 2014 which was attended by the then Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, law commission chairman Justice A P Shah and representative of the apex court's e-committee besides top officials of the law ministry. The government had proposed to initiate audio-video recording of all court proceedings in all the subordinate courts to start with and then in all the high courts and the apex court.

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Recording court proceedings amounts to interfering with administration of justice: Kerala High Court
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Recording court proceedings amounts to interfering with administration of justice: Kerala High Court

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court has observed that recording the proceedings of the High Court and circulating it amounts to interference with the administration of justice and lowers the dignity of the court as the High Court rules prohibit such recordings. Justice P. Gopinath made the observation recently while directing the High Court registry to place the issue of recording and …

State Information Commissions Must Provide Hybrid Hearings, E-Filing; Use Of Technology No Longer An Option: Supreme Court
1 year, 5 months ago

State Information Commissions Must Provide Hybrid Hearings, E-Filing; Use Of Technology No Longer An Option: Supreme Court

Live Law  

In a step towards utilising technology to ensure access to justice, the Supreme Court today directed all State Information Commissions to provide for hybrid mode of hearing for complaints and appeals. The bench also directed the SICs to ensure that e-filing is streamlined for all litigants.The directions were passed by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala,. All …

Media Reporting Of Oral Observations By Judges During Hearing
3 years, 6 months ago

Media Reporting Of Oral Observations By Judges During Hearing

Live Law  

Almost three scores and eleven years ago, when 'we the people of India' adopted, enacted and gave ourselves the Constitution, 'we' had placed us at the core of the country's democratic aspirations. Extent of Media Reporting in Judicial Proceedings – Testing the Coverage of Oral Observations of Judges The Madrid Principles on the Relationship between the Media and Judicial Independence …

Audio Video Recording Of Examination of Witnesses By Police U/S 161CrPC And Installation Of CCTV Cameras In Police Stations: SC Issues Notice To Home Ministry [Read Order]
4 years, 8 months ago

Audio Video Recording Of Examination of Witnesses By Police U/S 161CrPC And Installation Of CCTV Cameras In Police Stations: SC Issues Notice To Home Ministry [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a petition seeking implementation of audio-video recording of witness statements recorded by a Police officer under Section 161 CrPC. The court was hearing a SLP moved by one Paramvir Singh Saini, inter alia, raising larger questions, viz., audio-video recordings of statements and the installation of CCTV cameras in police stations generally. The …

Digitalisation Of Court Proceedings
4 years, 10 months ago

Digitalisation Of Court Proceedings

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As per Section 3 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the term evidence, includes, all statements which the Court permits or requires to be made before it by witnesses in relation to matters of facts under inquiry, all documents including electronic documents. Even though the Hon'ble Supreme Court, in the matter of, Umar Abdul Sakoor Sorathia Versus Intelligence Officer, MC …

[COVID 19] Plea In Supreme Court To Expedite Introduction Of Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings [Read Petition]
5 years ago

[COVID 19] Plea In Supreme Court To Expedite Introduction Of Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings [Read Petition]

Live Law  

Former RSS ideologue KN Govindacharya has moved a petition before the Apex Court for fixing an early date of hearing of his application pertaining to introduction of live streaming of the court proceedings. Asserting the emergent need to provide the facility of live streaming in light of the restricted court proceedings due to COVID-19 pandemic, Govindacharya submitted, "There are about …

Plea For Audio Video Recording Of Court Proceeding: Karnataka HC issues Notice To Centre, State
5 years, 2 months ago

Plea For Audio Video Recording Of Court Proceeding: Karnataka HC issues Notice To Centre, State

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The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union/State Government, Karnataka State Bar Council and High Court Registry, seeking their response on a petiton filed by an advocate seeking to implement Audio-Video recording in the courts of the State of Karnataka, which benefits the litigants, advocates and public in many ways. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay …

Madras HC Directs State To Implement Audio-Video Recording Of Witness Statements [Read Order]
5 years, 3 months ago

Madras HC Directs State To Implement Audio-Video Recording Of Witness Statements [Read Order]

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"When the entire world is moving towards electronic means, it is high time that the criminal prosecution must also take advantage of this development and it will strike a balance between the rights of the accused and the rights of the victim." The court directed, In all crimes, particularly, offences affecting the human body covered under Chapter XVI of IPC …

Delhi HC for digital recording of witness accounts
6 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC for digital recording of witness accounts

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High court has issued a notice to the Centre, the Aam Aadmi Party government and the police commissioner of Delhi to look into the issue of replacing the old process of recording the statement of witnesses by the police under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with a new system of digital or video recording. The …

Live Streaming Of Court Reporting- Practice Of Leveling Allegations, Then Withdrawing Them And Proceeding With Main Petition Needs To Be Stopped: Justice Chandrachud To Nedumpara [Read Order]
6 years, 10 months ago

Live Streaming Of Court Reporting- Practice Of Leveling Allegations, Then Withdrawing Them And Proceeding With Main Petition Needs To Be Stopped: Justice Chandrachud To Nedumpara [Read Order]

Live Law  

Hearing a string of PILs seeking video recording and live straeming of the proceedings of the apex court, the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar reprimanded petitioner-in-person Mathews J. Nedumpara for certain contentions leveled in his writ petition, proceeding to dismiss the petition.“Look at your petition.you. Hearing a string …

Supreme Court seeks attorney general's view on video recording of proceedings on key matters
7 years ago

Supreme Court seeks attorney general's view on video recording of proceedings on key matters

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the opinion of the attorney general on the issue of video recording or live streaming of judicial proceedings of cases, like that of Aadhaar, which have constitutional and national importance. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the opinion of the attorney general on the issue of video recording or live streaming of …

Congress MP Moves Bill For Audio & Video Recording Of SC Proceedings
7 years, 6 months ago

Congress MP Moves Bill For Audio & Video Recording Of SC Proceedings

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Congress MP Rajiv Satav has reportedly moved a private member’s bill proposing audio and video recording of Supreme Court proceedings and making the same available online to the public.The Right to Access of Judicial Proceedings and Information Bill, 2016 proposes establishment of a ‘Supreme Court Secretariat’ by the Centre after consultation with the Chief Justice of India. Congress MP Rajiv …

SC Order On CCTV Cameras In Courts; CJAR Seeks More Steps For Transparency [Read the Statement]
7 years, 11 months ago

SC Order On CCTV Cameras In Courts; CJAR Seeks More Steps For Transparency [Read the Statement]

Live Law  

The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms has issued a statement demanding more transparency in judicial accountability and reforms. This statement was issued in light of the Supreme Court order in Pradyuman Bisht v Union of India, passed on Tuesday, directing the installation of CCTV cameras in trial courts on an experimental basis.According to CJAR, though the order is. This …

In a first, Supreme Court agrees for video recording of court trials
7 years, 11 months ago

In a first, Supreme Court agrees for video recording of court trials

India TV News  

In a significant move, the Supreme Court, after years of reluctance, has finally allowed the camera to enter the country’s courtrooms. The apex court, on Tuesday, directed all high courts to ensure that CCTV cameras, without audio recording, are installed inside courtrooms in at least two districts in each state and Union territory, to begin with. “We direct that at …

Union Govt mulls legislative changes to introduce audio-video recording of court proceedings & disclosure of case statistics
9 years, 8 months ago

Union Govt mulls legislative changes to introduce audio-video recording of court proceedings & disclosure of case statistics

Live Law  

The Union Government may consider legislative proposals to introduce audio-video recording of court proceedings, besides making it mandatory for high courts to disclose judicial statistics to bring in more transparency in the functioning of the judiciary.The proposal to bring in relevant amendments in law was discussed at meeting of the Advisory Council of the National Mission for. The Union Government …

How feasible is the idea of live recording of court proceedings
9 years, 8 months ago

How feasible is the idea of live recording of court proceedings

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Will video or audio recording of court proceedings bring greater transparency in judicial process? On 19 July, The Indian Express reported that the “Calcutta high court, in a first, has recorded court room proceedings, setting a precedent in the country where even the top court has been reluctant to permit cameras and microphones inside court halls”. The court …

A shot in the arm for transparency in judiciary: Calcutta HC in a first permits video recording of court proceedings
9 years, 8 months ago

A shot in the arm for transparency in judiciary: Calcutta HC in a first permits video recording of court proceedings

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The Calcutta High Court created history on July 15 when Justice Aniruddha Bose directed recording of court room proceedings in a particular case, thereby creating a rare, first of its kind precedent. The recordings would be for the purpose of assistance of this Court, like noting of submissions of the parties in course of hearing and such recording shall not …

Supreme Court's E-Committee rejected proposal to initiate Audio-Video recording of all court proceedings: Not acceptable at present
10 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court's E-Committee rejected proposal to initiate Audio-Video recording of all court proceedings: Not acceptable at present

Live Law  

The government had proposed to initiate audio-video recording of all court proceedings in all the subordinate courts to start with and then in all the high courts and the apex court. However, the apex court's e-committee rejected the proposal saying this was not acceptable at present.The proposal was mooted by the NDA Government during the advisory council meeting of the …

Supreme Court's E-Committee rejected proposal to initiate Audio-Video recording of all court proceedings: Not acceptable at present
10 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court's E-Committee rejected proposal to initiate Audio-Video recording of all court proceedings: Not acceptable at present

Live Law  

The government had proposed to initiate audio-video recording of all court proceedings in all the subordinate courts to start with and then in all the high courts and the apex court. However, the apex court's e-committee rejected the proposal saying this was not acceptable at present.The proposal was mooted by the NDA Government during the advisory council meeting of the …

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