Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice S A Bobde reviews the petition for live streaming in Ayodhya land dispute case. The Bench said that such a step would require careful discussion and institutional decision-making.
Plea in Supreme Court seeking live streaming of the proceedings in Ayodhya case: Justice Bobde says, "live streaming or recording will require deliberation and institutional decision making." pic.twitter.com/NRSdXG4j72
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The petition was called in public interest for increasing transparency in the very hotly debated issue of Ayodhya issue. It was filed in the court by RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) leader KN Govindacharya and led by senior advocate Vikas Singh.
The apex court has earlier agreed for live streaming of cases to promote the concept of “open court”. The landmark decision came on 24 August 2018, which opened the new era of transparency in the judicial system of the nation. As described by the Supreme court, “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.”, the court allowed for live streaming of cases in certain cases of national importance.
KN Govindacharya argued that the currently the public is being denied their right under Article 21 (Right of Life and Liberty) of the constitution. It is also said that the closed wall discussion of such an important case is denying the public of their right under Article 19 of the Indian constitution.
The Supreme court tabled a mediation panel on the Ayodhya case on 2 August which yielded no results. As a result, the Supreme court has decided to hold a regular hearing session on a day-to-day basis from 6 August. The 3 bench mediation panel was headed by Justice Khalifullah.
Earlier Allahabad High Court has given its verdict for dividing the 2.77-acre land into equal parts of 3 sections. The land will be disturbed among the three stakeholders, Sunni Waqf Board, Ram Lalla, and Nirmohi Akhara.
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