New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to consider, as a representation, a PIL seeking mandatory use of body-worn cameras by police personnel during protests and crowd-control operations, observing that the issue cannot simply be treated as a "grey area" requiring judicial intervention.

A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Nitin Sambhre said the court must consider the wider implications of any direction on the use of body-worn cameras, as the issue concerns policing as a whole and not just the Delhi Police.

"Why should we direct them to legislate? It cannot be said that it is a grey area," the bench observed while hearing the plea.

The court questioned why a judicial order was necessary when the legislature h...