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."
Source:-The Times of India
