Theme: Citizen Rights & Constitution

The right to know about electoral candidates’ background emerges from the voters’ right to free speech and expression.¹ Knowledge about the candidate enables the voters to develop their opinions on them. Public education is vital for the functioning of the process of popular government, and it strengthens the capacity of an individual in participating in decision-making processes.¹

1. Union of India v. Association for Democratic Reforms and Another, (2002) 5 SCC 294 [↩] [↩]

Live streaming of cases of constitutional importance is considered to be supportive of the right to access justice.¹ Providing “virtual” access of live court proceedings to all effectuates several rights, such as the right to open justice and public trial, and the right to know the latest legal developments. Live streaming also enables a large segment of people, be it young lawyers, journalists, civil society activists, academicians or students of law to view live proceedings on a real-time basis.¹

1. Swapnil Tripathi v. Supreme Court of India, (2018) 10 SCC 639 [↩] [↩]