{"id":359957,"date":"2025-09-12T14:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=359957"},"modified":"2025-09-12T15:01:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T09:31:43","slug":"supreme-court-bans-photography-videography-high-security-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/09\/12\/supreme-court-bans-photography-videography-high-security-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court bans photography and videography inside its High Security Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Supreme Court of India has issued a circular prohibiting all forms of photography and videography inside its High Security Zone, except for official purposes. The guidelines, issued by the Competent Authority, take immediate effect and apply to advocates, litigants, interns, law clerks, registry staff, media personnel, and all other stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1%;\">According to the circular, the following directions have been laid down:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Complete ban on photography and videography<\/span> inside the High Security Zone of the Supreme Court, except for official use.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Media personnel<\/span> may conduct interviews and live broadcasts only from the designated location &#8212; the lawn in the Low Security Zone.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Mobile phones cannot be used for photography or videography<\/span> in the lawn of the High Security Zone.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Cameras, tripods, selfie sticks, and similar 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