No Seizure Of Journalistic Or Academic Materials From Digital Devices Without Judicial Warrant: Academics Submit Draft Guidelines To Supreme Court
Gyanvi Khanna | 10 November 2023 | Live Law
Five academicians who have petitioned the Supreme Court seeking guidelines for the seizure of personal electronic devices by investigating agencies have prepared a set of draft guidelines and have submitted them to the Court (Ram Ramaswamy and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.) .
On Thursday (November 9), the ,matter came before the Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia, when the Court directed Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan to circulate these guidelines to the Union and the States. It may be noted that two days ago, while considering a petition filed by Foundation for Media Professionals, the Supreme Court had expressed concerns about the seizure of digital devices of journalists and told the Centre that better guidelines are needed.