Live stream cases of national importance: Indira Jaising

Senior advocate Indira Jaising has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking live streaming of case proceedings that have national importance. 

In the recent past, there have been several calls for transparency in the judicial system from across all quarters that ultimately led to the latest judicial crisis. 

To that end, Jaising suggests that citizens have a right to know details and reasoning of arguments in cases that directly affect their rights. 

In her petition, Jaising opines that this year, the top court will hear several important cases like the Aadhaar case, women’s right of entry into Sabarimala Temple or decriminalisation of homosexuality. Live streaming cases will thus enable citizens to understand the reasoning put forth in these cases.

Jaising, however, clarifies that the court can take a decision on what cases to stream.