The Centre on Tuesday, 23 August, opposed a plea by members of the LGBTQIA+ community seeking live streaming of Delhi High Court proceedings on a batch of petitions to recognise same-sex marriage under various laws.
The Centre said in the recent past, there have been cases where even in matters which were not fully “live-streamed”, there has been “serious unrest” caused and “wild and unnecessary” allegations have been levelled against sitting judges of the Supreme Court.
“It is well known that judges cannot really defend themselves in public fora and their views/opinions are expressed in the judicial pronouncements,” the Centre said in a fresh affidavit.
A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad is likely to hear the matter on Wednesday, 24 August.