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Unfortunate mischief halts live streaming of court proceedings.

"All live streaming is being discontinued. Videoconferences are not allowed, please. Regretfully, some mischievous behavior is occurring.

Just before the live stream was cut off, the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court pleaded with everyone to cooperate.

The Karnataka High Court hinted that the video conference feature had recently been abused. Therefore, it banned live streaming of its court proceedings.

Just prior to the abrupt termination of the live feed or video-conference to the courtroom that he presided over, Chief Justice PB Varale made the announcement in the court.

He went on to say that the goal of this action is to protect the legal system, and he asked for everyone involved to work together.

"All live streaming is being discontinued. We do not authorize video conferences. Regretfully, there seems to be mischief being committed; it could be related to people or technology.

Do not go to the Court Registry right away and start complaining about "why our permission is not granted."

This is a regrettable circumstance; it has never happened before.

Otherwise, the Karnataka High Court has consistently supported the use of technology for the benefit of the general population. However, this is an unprecedented circumstance. Please be cooperative and ask your colleagues to hold off on rushing to the Registry or the computer team. This is the system's, or the institution's, interest. even though it's possible that some press personnel are unaware.

Tell them, please. You must assist me," replied Chief Justice.

For cyber-security considerations, the High Court Registry notified that live broadcasting of court proceedings in all three benches of the Karnataka High Court in Bengaluru, Dharwad, and Kalaburagi has been temporarily banned.

The administrator running the Zoom conference earlier in the day told those watching the live-streamed court proceedings that in order to stay in the virtual meeting, they would need to provide their name and the item number of the case they wanted to see.

But, information on the complete suspension of virtual hearings was received after the judges convened.

Following the Supreme Court's 2018 ruling in the Swapnil Tripathi case, which allowed the live streaming of court proceedings in matters of constitutional significance, efforts to implement live streaming of court proceedings gained traction.

Later, the COVID-19 epidemic forced courts to come up with ways for people to attend court proceedings virtually or remotely, while physical sessions were suspended nationwide.

In order to allow attorneys and other interested parties to virtually attend court proceedings, High Courts eventually adapted to the use of YouTube, Zoom, Webex, Google Meet, and other apps.

The Supreme Court recently chastised High Courts for ending virtual access to court proceedings following the pandemic's abatement.

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