In a first, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court ordered High Courts across India to ensure that CCTV cameras are installed in some courts under their jurisdiction. The videos will only be released to the public under the express directives of the respective High Courts. The Indian Express further reports that the Supreme Court order comes after several rounds of discussions between the executive and the judiciary. The Supreme Court also indicated that it would take the matter forward after examining how its current directive to High Courts gets implemented. ALSO READ | Supreme Court asks Centre, Jammu and Kashmir government why no panel for minority rights protection in the stateALSO READ | Centre can now reject judges for Supreme Court, high courts on grounds of 'national security'

Source: India Today March 29, 2017 05:56 UTC