Delhi High Court prohibits unauthorised recording, sharing, live streaming of court proceedings

The Delhi High Court recently prohibited the unauthorised recording sharing or dissemination of live streamed proceedings or archival data of proceedingsThe court notified the rules for live streaming and recording of court proceedings and said To imbue greater transparency inclusivity and foster access to justice it is expedient to set up infrastructure and framework to enable live streaming and recording of proceedingsThese rules were notified in the official gazette on January 13 2023Also read Destitute doctor from Haryana found on Mumbai street reunited with familyThe High court has defined live streaming as a live television link webcast audiovideo transmission via electronic means or other arrangements whereby any person can view the proceedings as permitted under the rules The court shall have the exclusive copyright over the recording and archival data it saidThe notified rules shall be applicable to the High Court of Delhi and to the Court and tribunals over which it has supervisory jurisdictionNo personentity including print and electronic media and social media platforms other than an unauthorised personentity shall record share andor disseminate live streamed proceedings or archival data This provision shall apply to all messaging applications the rules saidAny person or entity acting contrary to the rules shall be prosecuted as per law the rules saidIt has been provided that any unauthorised usage of live streaming will be punishable under the Indian Copyright Act 1957 and Contempt of court along with other lawsHowever it has also been provided that the use of authorised recordings in their original form may be permitted to disseminate news and for training academic and educational purposesIt also said that Archival Data means audio and visual data recorded during the conduct of the proceedings and retained by the courtThese rules have provided that proceedings related to matrimonial disputes adoption and child custody sexual offences Rape genderbased violence against women related to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act POCSO and Juvenile Justice Care and protection of children Act 2015 Medical Termination of Pregnancy incamera proceedings defined under section 327 of CrPC or 153B of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 recording of evidence including crossexamination matter antithetical to the administration of justice matters likely to breach law and order privileged communication between parties and their advocates and any other matter in which a specific direction issued by the bench or the chief justice shall be excluded from the live streaming the court addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever