Supreme Court bars posting, uploading court proceedings on social media without prior permission
The Supreme Court has barred the posting, reposting, or uploading of audio-video recordings of court proceedings on social media without prior permission. This decision was made in response to a plea raising concerns about the misuse of live-streaming and circulation of videos of court proceedings on social media. The court has sought responses from the Centre and others on the matter, emphasizing the need for regulation of such content.
- ▪The Supreme Court has prohibited the sharing of court proceedings on social media without prior permission from the secretary general or registrar general.
- ▪The decision was made in response to a plea highlighting the misuse of videos of court proceedings on social media and other digital platforms.
- ▪Senior advocate Vikas Singh and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta agreed on the need for regulation of such content.
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The Supreme Court on Friday (July 24, 2026) barred posting, reposting or uploading of audio-video recordings of court proceedings on social media and other digital platforms without prior permission of the concerned secretary general of the apex court or the registrar generals of the high courts.A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana also sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea raising the misuse of live-streaming and circulation of videos of court proceedings on social media.
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