NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday passed an interim order banning social media and digital media platforms from transmitting, storing, uploading, posting or reposting clips of court proceedings without prior permission from the top court or the concerned high court.The direction came after the apex court took strong exception to the selective use of live-streamed court proceedings, saying such clips were being used in a manner that maligned the judiciary.Under the order, no social media platform or digital media outlet can transmit, store, upload, post or repost any clip of court proceedings without obtaining prior permission.The interim order was passed during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a journalist, who sought guidelines to regulate the clipping, editing, dissemination and monetisation of audio and video recordings of court proceedings on digital platforms.The petition argued that selective, edited and decontextualised clips of live-streamed hearings were being circulated on social media, distorting courtroom proceedings, undermining the dignity of the judiciary and eroding public confidence in the justice delivery system.The Supreme Court, however, clarified that its interim order does not affect fair and accurate news reporting of court proceedings.This is a developing. More details awaited.
