A Bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice
UU Lalit on 28th March 2017 passed a path-breaking Order in Writ Petition
(Criminal) No. 99/2015 titled as "Pradyuman Bisht vs Union of India and
others". In this order, the Supreme Court directed the Government to
install CCTV cameras in at least in two districts in every State/Union
Territory inside the courts and at such important locations of the court
complexes as may be considered appropriate. The Court directed that
installation of these CCTV cameras be completed within three months and the
report of such experiment be submitted within one month of such installation by
the Registrar Generals of the respective High Courts to the Secretary General
of Supreme Court who will have it tabulated and placed before the Court. THe
matter was adjourned to 9th August, 2017 for further consideration. .............
