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
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