CCTV cameras in courts solely for security: SC
The Supreme
Court has clarified that its order directing the government to install CCTV
cameras in courts and tribunals is meant solely for security purposes
and not to record proceedings.
The apex court said court
proceedings were anyway open to the public.
“We have passed orders for
installation of CCTV cameras in Hyderabad so
that concerns regarding safety and administration of justice could be
addressed. A court proceeding is open to all those who are present in the court
but it may not be open to everyone who is not there in the court too,” a Bench
of Justices A.K. Goel and U.U. Lalit said.
RTI Act
On March 28 last year, the
Supreme Court had directed that CCTV cameras should be installed
in courts and important locations of court complexes in at least two districts
in every State and Union Territory. The monitor of these cameras should be
placed in the chamber of the District and Sessions Judge concerned.
The apex court had, in its
order, made it clear that footage would not be made available to the public
under the Right to Information Act or without the permission of the High Court
concerned.
Reference: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/cctv-cameras-in-courts-solely-for-security-sc/article22756305.ece
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