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

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.