India, July 24 -- The Supreme Court on Friday restrained the extraction, editing, dissemination, reposting, uploading and monetisation of audio and video recordings of judicial proceedings on social media and other digital platforms without prior permission from the concerned court registrars.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana passed the interim order while issuing notice on a public interest litigation seeking safeguards against the misuse of live-streamed court proceedings through selective clipping, sensationalised circulation and commercial exploitation.

"As an interim measure, it is directed that there shall be no extraction, modification, monetisation, posting, reposting...