Aggrieved party can seek deletion of court clips on socials: SC | India News

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September 16, 2026 2 Min Read

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NEW DELHI: In an important clarification on the ban on use of video clips of court proceedings, Supreme Court on Wednesday said if such footage was uploaded on social media, an aggrieved person could approach the authorities under the Information and Technology Act to seek a “takedown” order of the content.This clarification came from a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana while hearing a petition filed by an advocate whose arguments on July 1 before one of the SC benches on behalf of his father, accused of jumping bail, went viral on social media.Counsel for the advocate said unauthorised circulation of the proceedings on social media platforms had violated his right to life, liberty, dignity and privacy. “Continuous availability of the impugned videos on social media platforms, even after express judicial orders prohibiting such dissemination, constitutes an ongoing and irreparable injury to the petitioner’s fundamental rights,” he said.The bench said the SC had passed the ban order on July 24, and the lawyer could approach authorities under the IT Act and seek takedown orders against digital and social media platforms for deleting the alleged offensive content being circulated despite a ban imposed by the top court.CJI Kant said there was an efficacious remedy available to the advocate and he must avail that. However, he clarified that if any social media or digital platform used footage from livestreaming of court proceedings and either added a narrative or exhibited clips selectively to convey a different meaning, it would be viewed very seriously and may amount to contempt of court.

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If the intermediaries or authorities did not respond to the request and the grievance remained unresolved, he could file a petition in the SC, it said.<span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="20"/>Frowning upon edited clips of live-streamed judicial proceedings accompanied by biased commentary flooding social media, the SC on July 24 had banned uploading, sharing and circulation of audiovisual excerpts of court hearings on social media and digital platforms and said any online posting of such clips would require mandatory prior approval from the SC or jurisdictional HCs.</div> <p><br /> <br /><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/aggrieved-party-can-seek-deletion-of-court-clips-on-socials-sc/articleshow/134296733.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source link </a></p> <div class='heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_vertical_sharing heateor_sss_bottom_sharing' style='width:44px;left: -10px;top: 100px;-webkit-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;' 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