No video-recording of court proceedings: Supreme Court

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No video-recording of court proceedings:

Supreme Court

TNN | Jan 6, 2015, 06.45 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Like the US Supreme Court, the Indian Supreme Court

on Monday remained firm on keeping the courts a "no go zone' for

video cameras.

In February last year, a shaky two-minute video footage of the US

supreme court proceedings had gone viral evoking sharp comments

from critics. An advertisement put out by the 'Coalition for Court

Transparency' read - "The Supreme Court's decisions impact the

lives of Americans everywhere, but only a privileged few get to

witness history and see justice in action."

On Monday, Chief Justice HL Dattu-headed 3-judge bench thought

for a while when a petitioner argued for video-recording of court

proceedings. But it came out with an answer that stumped even the

petitioner, who was left speechless.

The bench said: "You want to put CCTV in the court? Right now

what ever we discuss in the innermost chamber is out there in the

public. What we discuss among judges in the Collegium meetings

are also out in public. There is no need for CCTV."