6/8/2021 Allahabad High Court Starts Sharing VC Links On Its Website Pursuant To Plea Filed By Legal Journalists
Allahabad High Court Starts Sharing VC Links
On Its Website Pursuant To Plea Filed By Legal
Journalists
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK 8 Jun 2021 12:46 PM
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In a welcome move, the Allahabad High Court has started sharing the VC links for its virtual
Court proceedings. The links are available on the official High Court website.
The development comes days after legal journalists and Advocates Areeb Uddin(Legal
Correspondent, Bar & Bench) and Sparsh Upadhyay (Special Legal Correspondent, Live
Law) along with four law students had moved the High Court seeking permission for Live
Streaming and Live Reporting of court proceedings.
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6/8/2021 Allahabad High Court Starts Sharing VC Links On Its Website Pursuant To Plea Filed By Legal Journalists
"The fundamental right to Freedom of the Press, of the petitioners – as journalists/
media persons – is well-settled in the day to gain access to VC or physical hearings and
report the same as they occur, as the same is an implicit aspect of Article 19(1)(a) of the
Constitution," the Petitioners had argued.
Pursuant thereof, a Division Bench of Justices Pankaj Naqvi and Jayant Banerji had said that
the matter is under active consideration at the administrative side and also indicated that there is
no embargo on media persons reporting Court proceedings.
'No One Is Disputing Your Right': Allahabad HC To Legal Journalists Seeking VC Links;
Says Administration Looking Into Matter"Who is preventing you?" the Bench had asked
Advocate Shashwat Anand, appearing for the Petitioners, when he insisted that an interim order be
passed in the matter preventing coercive action against those who indulge in live reporting.
"No one is disputing your right. They're working on all the aspects of the matter, we have
to give them some time," the Bench had said.In related news, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on
Monday (May 31) issued notice to Madhya Pradesh High Court and State Government on a plea by 4
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6/8/2021 Allahabad High Court Starts Sharing VC Links On Its Website Pursuant To Plea Filed By Legal Journalists
Legal Journalists who have moved the High Courts seeking permission for Live-streaming and Live-
reporting.
A Division Bench of Justices Sheel Nagu and GS Ahluwalia issued the notices while observing
that the Petitioners have an arguable point and posted the matter for further hearing on June 9.
However, the Court did pose a question regarding the right of the media to report Court
observations, conversation with the lawyer not forming part of the Court's proceedings.
Significantly, Justice Sheel Nagu specifically observed that as far as the question of the
court being open for public view is considered, Court proceedings should be open, the
same shall be held in public view, unless that person creates nuisance and that Court
must be open to all.
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