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Right to View Live Proceedings of the Court

Last updated on May 30, 2024

Live streaming of cases of constitutional importance is considered to be supportive of the right to access justice.1 Providing “virtual” access of live court proceedings to all effectuates several rights, such as the right to open justice and public trial, and the right to know the latest legal developments. Live streaming also enables a large segment of people, be it young lawyers, journalists, civil society activists, academicians or students of law to view live proceedings on a real-time basis.1

  1. Swapnil Tripathi v. Supreme Court of India, (2018) 10 SCC 639 [↩] [↩]

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