SC Cracks Down: No Social Media Uploads of Court Proceedings Without Permission!
SC Cracks Down: No Social Media Uploads of Court Proceedings Without Permission!
Big news from the Supreme Court! You can no longer post or share court proceedings on social media without official permission. Find out why this crucial step was taken to curb misuse.
The Supreme Court of India delivered a crucial ruling on Friday, July 24, 2026, putting a firm stop to the unauthorized sharing of court proceedings on social media and other digital platforms. This means you can no longer post, repost, or upload audio-video recordings of court hearings without getting official permission first.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice V. Mohana issued this interim directive. They also reached out to the Centre and other relevant parties, seeking their responses on a plea that highlighted the serious misuse of live-streamed and circulated court videos on social media.
The Bench's order is clear: "As an interim measure, it is directed that there shall be no extraction, modification, dissemination… posting, reposting and uploading of audio-video visual recordings of judicial proceedings on social media or other digital platforms without prior permission of the secretary general of this court or the registrar general of the jurisdictional high courts." This means approval must come from either the Secretary General of the Supreme Court or the Registrar General of the respective High Courts.
The need for such a measure was strongly emphasized by Senior advocate Vikas Singh, who represented the petitioner. He pointed out the rampant misuse of videos from court proceedings across various digital platforms. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta echoed Mr. Singh's concerns, agreeing that some form of regulation was desperately needed to address this growing issue. This landmark decision marks a significant step towards regulating the digital dissemination of judicial content, ensuring its integrity and preventing its exploitation.
