kolkata High Court’s Live Stream Shocker: Explicit Video Interrupts Judge’s Hearing, Triggers IT Scramble
In a startling incident during a live-streamed court session, the kolkata High Court's proceedings were abruptly interrupted by an explicit video, shocking viewers and sparking immediate action by the court's IT department.
The live court hearing at the kolkata High Court took a dramatic turn on Monday when an explicit video started playing during a session led by Justice Subhendu Samanta. The stream, which was to broadcast judicial proceedings to the public through YouTube, was suddenly interrupted by the inappropriate content, leading to the immediate suspension of the live stream and prompting both internal investigation and public scrutiny over security protocols in court technology.
According to sources, the IT department of the Kolkata High Court will probe into the incident to know how the obscene video streamed up in the middle of a live case. Though still not clear, the authorities are inquiring from the staff members and even considering the possibility that someone else hacked into the site to cause the disruption. While the police complaints are normally lodged in such cases of digital breaches, no official complaint has yet been lodged with the local Hare Street police station.
The accident occurred during the summer recess of the High Court while the vacation bench session was being heard by the judge, Samanta, in Courtroom No. 7. While the hearing was on, viewers were shocked when they confronted objectionable matter, making court employees and viewers turn red-faced, as also lawyers.
The stream was stopped right after the mishap.
Questions on Court Security Prophylactics
The sudden appearance of the live stream has raised concerns over the security of the live streaming of judicial matters, especially in high courts, where sensitive matters are frequently discussed. This is similar to a security breach last month on the Supreme Court's YouTube channel. An official court video of the RG Tax case had gone missing overnight, and users were redirected to unrelated videos, which caused an alarm about the vulnerabilities in the court's digital security.
This, of course, brings to light the importance of proper cybersecurity measures in judicial live streaming, especially with virtual court sessions becoming more common these days due to the pandemic.
IT Department to Probe, Security Reforms Ahead
The IT wing of Kolkata HC will go for inquiries to ward off such incidents in future. Even the police have not yet lodged any written complaint, but more observation may be followed, primarily in deciding if this occurred due to some negligence in-house or it was externally hacked.
As the court systems go increasingly digital to promote transparency and accessibility, the integrity and security of these tools are all the more important. For kolkata High Court, Monday's incident is an eye-opener in potential challenges and risks that might accompany the digital transformation of judicial procedures.
This incident has finally paved the way for more exigency of reviewing the computer-based security measures in relation to regaining public confidence. Any judicial process without fears from unauthorized intervention may happen then. The reactions would obviously go a long way for further discussions on upgrading of technologies and staff trainings involved in the procedures.
